Introduction and Background: Congestive heart failure is the inability of heart to pump sufficient blood to meet the needs of tissues for oxygen and nutrients. Appropriate self-care is associated with prevention or early detection of health problem and better overall health related quality of life in patients with chronic illness such as heart failure.
Aims and Objectives: To assess and ascertain correlation between self care of heart failure and health related quality of life among congestive heart failure patients.
Materials and Methods: A correlational study was conducted to assess and ascertain the correlation between self-care of heart failure and health related quality of life among congestive heart failure patients. Data was collected from 100 heart failure patients seeking treatment at Outpatient Department of Cardiology in Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana. Convenience sampling technique was used to recruit subjects. “Self care of heart failure index” was used to assess self care of heart failure and “Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire” was used to assess the health related quality of life. Data was collected by structured interview method and analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Maximum of the heart failure patients (84%) had good self-care confidence, more than half (52%) had good self care management and one third (33%) patients had average self care maintenance. Half of the subjects had excellent quality of life, followed by 34% had good quality of life. Weak positive correlation was found between self care of heart failure and health related quality of life. There was no statistically significant association found between selected socio-demographic variables and self-care of heart failure.
Conclusion: There was good self-care confidence, management and average self care maintenance but overall patients had excellent health related quality of life.
Key words: Self-care, Health related quality of life, Congestive heart failure.
Self Care of Heart Failure and Health Related Quality of Life among Congestive Heart Failure Patients in Punjab, India
