Key result
Self-care behaviours among older adults with chronic heart failure showed significant temporal variations, rapidly improving at 2 weeks post-discharge before stabilizing or declining (P < 0.05).
Why the study?
To explore the trends of self-care behaviours among Chinese older adults with chronic heart failure during the vulnerable period and analyze influencing factors.
Population
255 Chinese older adults with chronic heart failure from a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, China
Design
Longitudinal study
Follow-up
3 months post-discharge
Authors
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May warrant early post-discharge self-care support in HF; hypothesis-generating and requires interventional confirmation before practice change.
Cohort (n=255)
No
p-value: p=<0.05
Self-care behaviors in older adults with chronic heart failure improve rapidly within the first two weeks post-discharge but stabilize or decline thereafter, highlighting a critical window for targeted interventions.
Chen et al. (2025) conducted a cohort in chronic heart failure (n=255). Time post-discharge was evaluated on Trends of self-care behaviours (self-care maintenance, symptom perception, and self-care management) (p=<0.05). Self-care behaviours among older adults with chronic heart failure showed significant temporal variations, rapidly improving at 2 weeks post-discharge before stabilizing or declining (P < 0.05).
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