Mohammed, E., Ali, G., Hussein, A., Obiedallah, A. (2016). Assessment of Self Care Behaviors of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: (Suggested Nursing Guidelines). Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 4(8), 58-68. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2016.60337
Esraa Nabil Mohammed; Ghona Abd El-naser Ali; Attyiat Hassan Hussein; Ahmed Aly Obiedallah. "Assessment of Self Care Behaviors of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: (Suggested Nursing Guidelines)". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 4, 8, 2016, 58-68. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2016.60337
Mohammed, E., Ali, G., Hussein, A., Obiedallah, A. (2016). 'Assessment of Self Care Behaviors of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: (Suggested Nursing Guidelines)', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 4(8), pp. 58-68. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2016.60337
Mohammed, E., Ali, G., Hussein, A., Obiedallah, A. Assessment of Self Care Behaviors of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: (Suggested Nursing Guidelines). Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2016; 4(8): 58-68. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2016.60337
Assessment of Self Care Behaviors of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: (Suggested Nursing Guidelines)
1Demonstrator of Medical, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag, University Egypt.
2Assistant professor of Medical, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag, University Egypt.
3Lecturer of Adult Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut, University Egypt.
4Lecturer of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Egypt.
Abstract
Aim: to assess self care behavior of patients with heart failure, design suggested nursing guidelines for patients with heart failure. Subjects and methods; The study was conducted in the internal medicine department and cardiac clinic at Assiut University Hospital. A convenience sample of 60 adult patients with congestive heart failure grade I, II, III from both males and females aged between (18-65) years old were included in this study. Tools; Tool (1) patient assessment sheet and Tool (2) Heart Failure Self-Care behavior Scale. Results; The findings revealed that the majority of patients aged between (41-60) yrs old, regarding to patient’s knowledge, (60%) of patients had unsatisfactory level of knowledge, there was a statistical significant relation between self care behavior and knowledge. Conclusion; Based on findings of the present study, it can be concluded that, patients were not adherent to self care behaviors; Socio demographic characteristic had clear effect on the knowledge of the patients. Also, the study concluded high percentage from patients had poor knowledge which affected on patients self care behavior; results of this study could be useful for the development of nursing interventions that can promote/improve self-care in this population. Recommendations: Health education including the suggested nursing guidelines for patients with congestive heart failure is mandatory to improve self care behavior.
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