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Títulos: | Self-care in heart failure inpatients: what is the role of gender and pathophysiological characteristics? A cross-sectional multicentre study |
Autores/as: | Delgado, Bruno Lopes, Ivo Mendes, Tânia Lopes, Patrícia Sousa, Luís López Espuela, Fidel Preto, Leonel Mendes, Eugénia Gomes, Bárbara Novo, André |
Palabras clave: | Insuficiencia cardíaca;Actividad física;Género;Cuidado de enfermera;Comportamiento de autocuidado;Heart failure;Physical activity;Gender;Nursing care;Self-care behaviour |
Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
Editor/a: | MDPI |
Resumen: | Heart failure is often characterised by low exercise capacity and a great impairment of performance in the activities of daily living. The correct management of the disease can prevent the worsening of symptoms and promote a better quality of life. The aims of this study are to understand the relationship of gender and pathophysiological characteristics with self-care behaviour and to evaluate the self-care behaviour in a sample of Portuguese heart failure inpatients, using the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI). A cross-sectional multicentre study enrolling 225 heart failure inpatients from eight hospitals from Portugal was performed. At admission, each patient’s functional capacity was evaluated as well as their self-care behaviour, using the SCHFI Portuguese v6.2. A comparison between self-care behaviour with gender was performed. The patients’ mean age was 68.4 ± 10.7 years old, 68% were male and 82.3% had reduced ejection fraction. A mean value of 47.9, 35.6 and 38.8 points was found in the SCHFI score of the sections self-care maintenance, self-care management and self-care confidence, respectively. Heart failure inpatients present inadequate levels of self-care behaviour. The results do not suggest a relationship between gender and pathophysiological characteristics with self-care behaviour. |
Descripción: | The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Ethics Committee of Centro Hospitalar do Porto (protocol code 2016.172(145-DEFI/134-CES,14.12.2016). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10662/13971 |
DOI: | 10.3390/healthcare9040434 |
Colección: | GIEMO - Artículos |
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