Key result
Higher patient activation is strongly linked to better self-care behaviors in older HF patients.
Why the study?
This study aimed to investigate the level of patient activation and its association with self-care behaviours in older people with heart failure.
Does patient activation level predict self-care behaviors in older Korean adults with heart failure?
Cross-Sectional (n=182)
Yes
Does patient activation level predict self-care behaviors in older Korean adults with heart failure?
Higher levels of patient activation independently predict better self-care behaviors in older Korean patients with heart failure, highlighting the importance of assessing patient activation before designing self-care strategies.
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Supports incorporating activation screening into older HF self-care strategies; hypothesis-generating for interventions, pending prospective trials.
AIM: This study was aimed at investigating the level of patient activation, and its association with self-care behaviours in older people with heart failure. DESIGN: Cross-sectional secondary data analysis was conducted. METHODS: We included a total of 182 Korean patients with heart failure who were aged ≥65 years for a cardiovascular outpatient clinic visit. Baseline characteristics, the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), health literacy, disease knowledge and self-care behaviours were collected via a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: The proportion of patient activation at Levels 1 and 2 was 22.5% and 14.3%, respectively. Highly activated patients had a high level of health literacy, disease knowledge and self-care behaviours. After adjusting for confounding factors, we observed that patient activation was the only statiscally significant predictor of self-care behaviours among older people with heart failure. Healthcare professionals should help patients take active roles in their self-care through a comprehensive needs assessment including health literacy and disease knowledge.
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Son et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=182). Patient activation was evaluated on Self-care behaviours (p=<0.001). Patient activation was the only statistically significant predictor of self-care behaviours (p < 0.001) among older Korean adults with heart failure.
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