SUMMARY FACTORS RELATING TO KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-CARE PRACTICES IN OUTPATIENT CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS AT GIA DINH PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL

Quỳnh Lê Vũ Như, Hải Nguyễn Hoàng, Trang Trần Kim

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Knowledge and self-care about heart failure are two main contents in heart failure patient education programs, which have been proven to improve quality of life, thereby reducing hospital readmission and mortality. Therefore, the clinical problem is to identify factors that are related to adequate knowledge about heart failure and achievement of self-care practices. Objective: (1) To determine the rate of knowledge levels about heart failure of outpatient chronic heart failure patients based on the third version of the Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test; (2) To describe the distribution of self-care practice levels of outpatient chronic heart failure patients according to the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index version 7.2; (3) To investigate the factors relating to knowledge and self-care practices in outpatient chronic heart failure patients. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study with analysis on 143 outpatient chronic heart failure patients at the Cardiology Clinic – Gia Dinh People’s Hospital. Results: 35% of patients had sufficient knowledge about heart failure based on the third version of the Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test. According to the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index version 7.2, the patients who achieved self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring, self-care management, and self-confidence were 33%, 31%, 29%, and 27%, respectively. Educational level and health education were independently associated with adequacy of heart failure knowledge. On the other hand, health education and knowledge about heart failure were related to achieving all four behavioral groups. Additionally, educational level was related to achieving self-care monitoring and self-confidence, while the number of hospitalizations in the past year was related to achieving self-care maintenance and monitoring. Conclusion: Health education plays a crucial role in improving knowledge and self-care practices in outpatient chronic heart failure patients. Efforts to promote health education should be prioritized, with a focus on areas that remain insufficient.

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