scholarly journals Perceived social support and self-care in patients hospitalized with heart failure

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 753-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyne Chamberlain

Background: Rehospitalization of heart failure patients is often considered the result of inadequate self-care yet only one study documents superior outcomes with better self-care. Aims: If inadequate self-care is related to hospitalizations, then hospitalized heart failure patients should have lower self-care skills than non-hospitalized patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate perceived social support and self-care characteristics of patients hospitalized with an exacerbation of heart failure. The self-care of heart failure index (SCHFI) and medical outcomes study of social support (MOS-SS) were the key instruments used in the research. Methods and results: This descriptive study used t tests and multiple regression to analyze the data. Results were compared with non-hospitalized heart failure patients in another study. Perceived social support ( t=−4.007, df=211, P<0.001) and self-care maintenance ( t=−3.343, df=220, P<0.002) scores were lower in the hospitalized participants than the comparison group. Self-care confidence was the only variable significantly related to perceived social support ( β=0.210, t=2.210, P<0.30). Conclusions: This study supports the premise that heart failure rehospitalizations are related to inadequate self-care.

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Prihatiningsih ◽  
Tiwi Sudyasih

ABSTRAKGagal jantung merupakan salah satu penyakit kardiovaskuler yang paling sering terjadi di seluruh dunia yang mengakibatkan tingginya angka mortalitas, morbiditas dan juga berdampak secara finansial terutama bagi lanjut usia. Rehospitalisasi merupakan masalah umum yang sering terjadi pada pasien gagal jantung yang sebagain besar disebabkan oleh keterlambatan dalam pengenalan gejala, pengobatan dan ketidakpatuhan diet serta kurangnya pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam melakukan perawatan diri. Panduan penanganan gagal jantung menekankan pentingnya perilaku perawatan diri untuk menurunkan kekambuhan dan rehospitalisasi pada pasien gagal jantung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan perilaku perawatan diri pada pasien gagal jantung yang mengunjungi poliklinik jantung di RSUD Panembahan Senopati Bantul. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif quantitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel berjumlah 74 responden yang merupakan pasien rawat jalan di poliklinik jantung pada bulan Juni hingga Juli 2018. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI), (skor ≥70 poin=adekuat). Uji statistik chi-square digunakan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara factor sosiodemografi dengan perilaku perawatan diri pada pasien gagal jantung. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa perilaku perawatan diri pada sebagian besar responden masih belum adekuat dengan frekuensi perilaku perawatan diri adekuat yang masih rendah (pemeliharaan: 45±13.1 (7.7%), pengelolaan: 46±20.4 (13.0%) dan kepercayaan: 69±16.5 (38.5%)). Hanya satu faktor yaitu penyakit penyerta yang berhubungan dengan perilaku perawatan diri pada pasien gagal jantung pada dimensi kepercayaan diri. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar responden memiliki perilaku perawatan diri yang tidak adekuat seperti juga pada negara-negara lainnya sehingga diperlukan upaya untuk meningkatkan perilaku perawatan diri pada pasien gagal jantung. ABSTRACTHeart failure (HF) is one of the most prevalent cardiovascular diseases in the world which associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and huge financial burden, particularly among aging population. Rehospitalization remain a concern in the care of the heart failure patient which largerly associated with delay in symptoms recognition, treatment, diet non-compliance and also lack of knowledge and skills in heart failure self-care. Guideline on HF emphasize the important of self care in preventing symptoms and hospital readmission. This study aims to describe self-care behavior in a sample of heart failure patients. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic sample of 74 in an out-patient heart clinic from June-July 2018. Self-care was measured using the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI), (scores ≥70 points=adequate self-care). Chi-square test was conducted to test whether participant’s characteristics associated with self-care behavior among heart failure patients in three scales. The result shows that self-care was inadequate in most scales (self-care maintenance: 43.4±11.8, self-care management: 49.4±18.5 and self-care confidence: 68,6±14.5. Low frequencies of participants with adequate self-care also observed in the study (self-care maintenance: 5.4%, self-care management: 15.4%) and self-care confidence: 36.5%)). In self-care confidence subscale, higher scores of the SCHFI were associated with no comorbid conditions (p=0.01). None of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample were associated with increased self-care in other 2 sub-scales. In conclusion, study shows that self-care in HF is inadequate, interventions aimed at improving self-care espescially in self-care maintenance sub-scale are greatly needed. Additional studies are needed to determine the best approach for this. 


2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Lakeshia Cousin ◽  
Andrew Bugajski ◽  
Harleah Buck ◽  
Terry Lennie ◽  
Misook Lee Chung ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Helena Londoño Arredondo

Perceived social support is considered to be a variable of great importance in the health – disease continuum. Perceived social support refers to one’s confidence that social support or resources are available if needed. The objectives of this research study were to (1) translate and culturally adapt the Medical Outcomes Study – Social Support Survey (MOS; Sherbourne y Stewart, 1991) for the Colombian population, and (2) validate the Colombian version of the MOS. The survey instrument measures perceived social support and was developed for a study of outcomes in patients with chronic disease. The sample consisted of 179 participants (36.7% men and 63.3% women), mean age 38.4 (SD =15.2, range 17 to 86 years) recruited from different cities in Colombia. The results indicated a favorable Cronbach's alpha between components ranging from .921 to .736. A confirmatory analysis was conducted, obtaining a favorable structure for both 4 and 3 factors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Husna Ahmad Ainuddin ◽  
Siti Salwa Talib ◽  
Mohd Zhafran Zainal Abidin ◽  
Diana Katiman

Heart failure is a disease that could cause a significant medical burden. This study aims to determine the relationship between social support and self-care behaviour among heart failure patients. Thirty patients from a Clinical Training Centre participated in this cross-sectional study. Instruments used in the study were the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and The European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale-9 item (EHFSCBC). The results showed that there was a relationship between social support and self-care behaviour (r=0.40, p<0.05). Awareness of the impact of social support on self-care behaviour is vital for heart failure patients and their families.Keywords: Heart failure, social support, self-care behavioureISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1906


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nittaya Srisuk ◽  
Nutchanath Wichit ◽  
David R. Thompson ◽  
Chantal F. Ski

Abstract Background Caregivers are major contributor to the self-care of patients with heart failure. The Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (CC-SCHFI) measures these contributions across three scales: self-care maintenance (symptom monitoring and treatment adherence); self-care management (dealing with symptoms); and confidence in contributing to the self-care (self-efficacy in managing self-care) of patients with heart failure. Informal caregivers play a vital role in supporting family members with heart failure in Thailand, yet no validated tool exists to measure their contribution. We examined the psychometric properties of the CC-SCHFI in a Thai population. Methods The CC-SCHFI was translated into Thai using a standard forward and backward translation procedure. A cross-sectional design was used to examine the psychometric properties of the Thai version of the CC-SCHFI in 100 family caregivers of heart failure patients in Southern Thailand. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess construct validity, and factor score determinacy coefficients were computed to evaluate internal consistency reliability. Results The Thai version of the CC-SCHFI demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (composite reliability of each scale ranged from 0.76 to 0.99). Reliability estimates were adequate for each scale (McDonald’s omega ranged from 0.75 to 0.96). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original factor structure of the instrument, with good fit indices for all three scales (comparative fit index = 0.98–1.00; root-mean-square error of approximation = 0.00–0.07). Conclusions The Thai version of the CC-SCHFI appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring caregiver contributions to self-care maintenance and self-care management as well as contributing to caregiver confidence in the self-care of Thai heart failure patients.


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Eslami ◽  
G. Khaledi ◽  
H. Rooh Afza ◽  
F. Mostafavi ◽  
A. Hassanzadeh ◽  
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