Key result
Morning self-care intentions predict evening weighing and exercise behaviors but not diet.
Why the study?
Individuals with heart failure often struggle to maintain self-care over time, and the specific conditions that shape the relationship between motivation and self-care in daily life remain uncertain.
Do morning self-care intentions predict evening self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure?
Population
63 patients with HF
Design
Ecological momentary assessment study
Authors
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May inform activity-specific self-care support in HF; hypothesis-generating and leaves open causal effects.
Observational (n=63)
Do morning self-care intentions predict evening self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure?
In patients with heart failure, morning intentions predict evening behaviors for weighing and exercise but not diet, highlighting the need for tailored behavioral support for specific self-care activities.
Saeedian et al. (2026) conducted an observational in Heart failure (n=63). Ecological momentary assessment using Sema3 mobile application was evaluated on Relationship between intention and self-care behaviors (medication adherence, diet, weighing, exercise). Morning self-care intentions significantly predicted evening behaviors for weighing and exercise, but not for diet, with exercise showing the greatest day-to-day fluctuation (ICC = 0.46).
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