Level of self-care of patients from the clinic specialized in heart failure at the Naval Hospital of Specialties of Veracruz
Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Heart failure is one of the main causes of hospitalization in the world and this represents a public health problem of great magnitude and economic implications that are generated by providing health services, where the level of self-care of each patient is of the utmost importance.importance since this provides autonomy, independence and individual responsibility for healthy behaviors.The present article has the purpose of publicizing the level of selfcare of patients with heart failure and shows the results obtained from the application of the instrument Self-care behavior scale for people with heart failure in the Mexican population, to the patients who come to the clinic specialized in heart failure of the Naval Hospital of Specialties of Veracruz.The results obtained reflect the high level of selfcare with 60%, presented by the adults who receive care (21) and 40% reflect a medium level of self-care (14 participants) who are closely monitored by the multidisciplinary team that provides them with care.medical treatment, outpatient treatment, teaching in lifestyle changes, as well as adherence to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment, which significantly impacts the quality of life.
Institution: Hospital Universitário Regional de Maringá
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4361271007