Are psychological factors (depression, self-efficacy, and mental well-being) associated with self-care facets in patients with chronic heart failure?
Psychological factors such as depression and self-efficacy are associated with self-reported heart failure self-care, though methodological heterogeneity in current research limits definitive conclusions.
Psychological factors (depression, self-efficacy, and mental well-being) were associated with specific self-care facets in patients with chronic HF. These associations were predominantly observed with self-reported indices of self-care and not objective indices. Methodological heterogeneity and limitations preclude definite conclusions about the association between psychological factors and self-care and should be addressed in future research.
Kessing et al. (2016) studied this question.