Key result
Heart failure self-care scores are associated with frequency of hospital readmissions for decompensation.
Why the study?
The association between self-care and hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure was assessed, along with the applicability of two self-care assessment tools.
Is self-care associated with the number of hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure?
Observational (n=82)
No
Is self-care associated with the number of hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure?
Poor self-care scores are correlated with increased hospital readmissions for decompensated heart failure.
Self-care was associated with HF readmissions; hypothesis-generating, prospective validation required before practice change.
OBJECTIVE: to assess the association between self-care and the number of hospital readmissions of patients with heart failure (ADHF) and test the applicability of two self-care assessment tools. longitudinal study, performed in a cardiology reference hospital in southern Brazil. METHOD: it included 82 patients with a mean age of 61.85±12.33 years, 57.3% male. The mean score of self-care assessment found the scales European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale and Self-care Scale for Patients with Heart Failure was unsatisfactory. RESULTS: it was observed an average of 2.57±1.66 rehospitalization last year for decompensated heart failure. There was a correlation between self-care scores with the number of hospital readmissions for decompensated HF. Education and age were associated to self-care of HF patients. CONCLUSION: both scales assess self-care in a relevant way, and correlated their indexes.
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Linn et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Heart failure (n=82). Self-care was evaluated on Number of hospital readmissions for decompensated heart failure. Self-care scores were correlated with the number of hospital readmissions for decompensated heart failure, with patients averaging 2.57 readmissions in the previous year.
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