Key result
Changes in physical symptoms were significantly associated with changes in health perception at 3 months (p=0.026) and mediated the effect of depressive symptoms.
Why the study?
Determining modifiable factors associated with changes in health perception could help improve health perception and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure.
Are changes in physical symptoms, functional status, and depressive symptoms associated with changes in health perception in patients with heart failure?
Observational (n=65)
Are changes in physical symptoms, functional status, and depressive symptoms associated with changes in health perception in patients with heart failure?
p-value: p=0.026
In patients with heart failure, changes in depressive and physical symptoms are significantly associated with changes in health perception over three months.
Supports symptom monitoring in HF; leaves open whether targeting symptoms improves health perception.
Determination of modifiable factors associated with changes in health perception can be beneficial for improvement in health perception and health-related quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine if changes in physical symptoms, functional status, and depressive symptoms were associated with changes in health perception at three months and the mediator effect of physical symptoms. Data were collected at baseline and three months later (N = 65). Process Macro for SPSS was used to analyze the data. Only changes in depressive symptoms (p < .001) were associated with changes in physical symptoms. Then, only changes in physical symptoms (p = .026) were significantly associated with changes in health perception. Changes in physical symptoms played significant roles in changes in health perception directly and also through the mediator role. Clinicians and researchers need to assess and manage these two modifiable factors to improve health perception in this population.
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Heo et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Heart Failure (n=65). Changes in physical symptoms, functional status, and depressive symptoms was evaluated on Changes in health perception (p=0.026). Changes in physical symptoms were significantly associated with changes in health perception at 3 months (p=0.026) and mediated the effect of depressive symptoms.
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