Self-management and its influencing factors of elderly patients with chronic heart failure
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2017.04.010
- VernacularTitle:老年慢性心力衰竭患者的自我管理现状及其影响因素研究
- Author:
Ziying WANG
;
Donghua MI
;
Shuilian WANG
;
Xiaoling MA
;
Xiaoshan RONG
;
Xiaoyan YU
;
Youqing PENG
- Keywords:
Heart Failure;
Self-management;
Root Cause Analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2017;52(4):431-435
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status of self-management of elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) in Xinjiang Region,and to explore the effects of different demographic factors on self-management.Methods A total of 704 patients with chronic heart failure were randomly selected from Urumqi,Kashgar,Khotan,Changji,Shihezi,Yili Hazakh in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region via convenience sampling method and were investigated using heart failure self-management scale.Results The total score of self-management of chronic heart failure elderly patients was(47.6±11.1) and scoring rate was 59.5％.There were statistically significant differences(P＜0.01) in self-management score among patients with different ethnicity,religion,self-care ability,per capita income.The influencing factors of self-management were self-care ability,NYHA class and per capita monthly income(P＜0.05).Conclusion The overall level of self-management of elderly patients with chronic heart failure in Xinjiang Region is low,and self-management is affected by self-care ability,NYHA class and per capita monthly income.Tailored culture-based education should be provided to improve patients' self-management.
