Self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure Hospital in Khatam-ol-Anbia Hospital Shushtar in 2017

Introduction: Compliance with self-care behaviors is an effective factor in reducing the rate of hospitalization, medical expenses and mortality in patients with heart failure.This study aimed to determine the level of adherence of self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure hospitalization in khatamol anbiya hospital of shoushtar was conducted in 2017.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that 80 patients with heart failure at least one year experience of developing heart failure admitted to hospital khatamolanbiya in 2017 using convenience sampling were entered into the study. The entry criteria:hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the heart, personal satisfaction, and complete filling of the questionnaire. For this study, of two questionnaires: demographic data and heart failure European self care behavior questionnaire was used. Data analysis with SPSS software version 18 by Descriptive test (frequency distribution, mean and standard deviation) and independent t-test and ANOVA.Results: Compliance with self-care behaviors was 78% moderate and 14% poor. The mean age was 61.11 ± 7.72. 68.6% history of blood pressure. Lowset Compliance related to daily weight control and Best Compliance to self-care behaviors related to drug and diet regimen . As well as between self-care with age (P=0.001) ,number of chronic diseases (p=0.02), Marital status (P = 0.006), history of high blood pressure (P = 0.002) education (P = 0.03), a significant relationship was observed.Conclusions: According to the results of the research, it is necessary to provide training on the self-care of patients and to emphasize on its implementation. Therefore, measures should be taken to improve the self-care behaviors of these patients.

کلیدواژه ها:

Self care behaviors ، Heart failure ، Compliance