Key result
A 14-question disease knowledge and self-care questionnaire demonstrated adequate content validity and reproducibility for use in Brazilian heart failure patients.
Population
153 heart failure outpatients under multidisciplinary team care, within 1-4 years of outpatient follow-up…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support standardized HF self-care assessment in Brazilian research; leaves open impact on clinical outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=153)
No
The adapted 14-question disease knowledge and self-care questionnaire is valid and reproducible for use in Brazilian heart failure patients.
Rabelo et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=153). Disease knowledge and self-care questionnaire was evaluated on Questionnaire validity and reproducibility. A 14-question disease knowledge and self-care questionnaire demonstrated adequate content validity and reproducibility for use in Brazilian heart failure patients.
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