Istianah
Institute of Health Science in Bandung, IndonesiaTitle: Self-care behavior among patients with heart failure in Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Self-care behavior is crucial for patients with heart failure to have positive outcomes, and it also serves as a predictor of well-being. The self-care tasks that these patients are required to carry out include managing their symptoms, sticking to numerous pharmaceutical regimens, following dietary salt restrictions, and self-monitoring weight. In many cases, a crucial aspect of heart failure treatment is still challenging.
Objective: To determine the self-care practices of patients with heart failure at Hasan Sadikin General Hospital in Bandung, Indonesia. Method. The study used a description study, with a consecutive sampling was 196 patients with heart failure in the clinic heart failure.
Results: The demographic characteristics were mean of age (in a year) 56.26 ± 12.49, the majority were male 144 respondents (73.57%), above the senior high school 128 respondents (65.3%), NYHA II category 76 respondents (38.8%), NYHA III category at 92(46.9%), NYHA IV category at 28(14.3%), EF 33.65±9.311, length of HF 2.02± 1.08, BMI 25.48±1.98, the total score of self-care behavior 88.35±7.736. The score of the variable of self-care behavior, is as follows: consulting-behaviors 19,68±2,405, dietary behaviors 8,16 ± 1,207, symptom perception 21,93 ±2,188, symptom recognition 9,65 ±1,393, Self-Care Management 8,64±0,853, problem-solving behaviors 4,64±1,278, self-efficacy 20,20 ±1,979.
Conclusion: Patients with heart failure exhibit poor self-care behavior, hence nurse practitioners' involvement is required to promote self-care behavior among patients with heart failure.
Biography
Istianah completed her Master of Nursing. at the age of 41 years from Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia. Currently, she is studying for a PhD in Nursing Program at Lincoln University College Malaysia and is completing her thesis. She is the Dean of Nursing Faculty, at the Institute of Health Science in Rajawali Bandung Indonesia. She has published research results and community service in internationally and nationally reputed journals. She also compiled many nursing books which are widely used by nursing students.
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