心臟衰竭患者的疾病知識與自我照顧行為

Disease Knowledge and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

吳曉雲(Hsiao-Yun Wu) ； 邱艷芬(Yann-Fen Chao)

《護理暨健康照護研究》 7卷4期 (2011/12) Pp. 329-338

https://doi.org/10.6225/JNHR.7.4.78

摘要

Background: Some patients with HF are young and still of working age.Purposes: This study investigated the relationship between disease knowledge and self-care behaviors in heart failure(HF) patients who were still gainfully employed.Methods: We recruited fifty HF patients who were still employed and working from cardiologist outpatient clinics of a regional teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan. We used a structured questionnaire to collect data on patient disease knowledge and self-care behaviors.Results: Mean patient age was 49.2 (± 9.6) years old; the average HF disease knowledge score was 7.5 points (out of 15); and the average self-care abilities score was 41.8 points (out of 60). This study found a significant relationship between self-care abilities and the variables of age, education level and disease knowledge (p ＜ .05). There was a positive correlation between self-care ability and the total disease knowledge score (r = .54, p ＜ .01).Conclusions: Our study provides information about healthcare for patients at different age and education levels. We suggest an emphasis on healthcare education for older and/or less educated patients to enhance their self-care efficacy.

關鍵字

心臟衰竭 ； 疾病知識 ； 自我照顧行為

並列摘要

Background: Some patients with HF are young and still of working age.Purposes: This study investigated the relationship between disease knowledge and self-care behaviors in heart failure(HF) patients who were still gainfully employed.Methods: We recruited fifty HF patients who were still employed and working from cardiologist outpatient clinics of a regional teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan. We used a structured questionnaire to collect data on patient disease knowledge and self-care behaviors.Results: Mean patient age was 49.2 (± 9.6) years old; the average HF disease knowledge score was 7.5 points (out of 15); and the average self-care abilities score was 41.8 points (out of 60). This study found a significant relationship between self-care abilities and the variables of age, education level and disease knowledge (p ＜ .05). There was a positive correlation between self-care ability and the total disease knowledge score (r = .54, p ＜ .01).Conclusions: Our study provides information about healthcare for patients at different age and education levels. We suggest an emphasis on healthcare education for older and/or less educated patients to enhance their self-care efficacy.

並列關鍵字

heart failure ； disease knowledge ； self-care behaviors