Key result
The type of activity, duration, and level of social network use significantly predicted 55% of the variance in self-care behavior among heart failure patients during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Why the study?
Distance education of self-care behaviors may help prevent disease in patients with heart failure, prompting investigation into the role of social networks in explaining awareness of self-care behaviors toward COVID-19.
Does the use of social networks improve self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure during the COVID-19 epidemic?
Cross-Sectional (n=227)
No
Does the use of social networks improve self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure during the COVID-19 epidemic?
p-value: p=0.007
The use of social networks for health information is positively correlated with improved self-care behaviors in heart failure patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social network use was associated with better HF self-care during COVID; leaves open causal effects and need for prospective trials.
Background: Patients with heart failure are one of the high-risk groups for coronary artery. Distance education of self-care behaviors can be effective in preventing the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of social networks in explaining the awareness of cardiovascular patients' self-care behaviors toward COVID-19. Materials and Methods: In the present survey study, 227 patients with a history of heart failure were selected from Shahid Rajaei Hospital in Tehran by the available sampling method (May to July 2020). Data collection tools were the standard European Self-Care Behavior Questionnaire for heart failure and the Dorty Elizabeth Orem self-care model. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 22. Results: The results of the Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive and relatively strong linear relationship between the variable of the degree of persistence in the use of networks with the eight dimensions of self-care behavior except psychological emotion control ( r = −0.39, P = 0.315). Furthermore, a significant weak inverse relationship between the dimension of “cooperation with physicians and treatment staff” ( r = −0.22, P = 0.129). Moreover, psychological support ( r = −0/034, P = 0.446) was observed with the use of networks. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that the type of activity and participation in networks has a greater share and effect in increasing the score of self-care behavior of 0.55. Conclusions: Since the use of networks has a positive effect on patients' self-care behavior, the use of these networks is recommended as a community-based approach in the health system and to improve health and health outcomes.
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Latifi et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=227). Social network use was evaluated on Self-care behavior (p=0.007). The type of activity, duration, and level of social network use significantly predicted 55% of the variance in self-care behavior among heart failure patients during the COVID-19 epidemic.
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