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- Title
The relationship between perceived social support and self-care behaviors among patients with heart failure in Jordan.
- Authors
Tawalbeh, Loai Issa
- Abstract
Perceived social support is known to affect self-care. No previous studies have been conducted to determine the association between perceived social support and self-care among patients with heart failure in Jordan. This study aimed to identify the predictors of self-care behaviors among patients with heart in Jordan. A cross-sectional correlational design was used. A convenience sample of 254 patients with heart failure was invited to participate. The Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ)-2000 and the Self-Care Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) were used to measure perceived social support and self-care among patients with heart failure in Jordan. The mean perceived social support score was low at 59 (SD = 15). The mean social support score was also low at 59 (SD = 25). The maintenance subscale score ranged from 10–86.66 and achieved the highest mean (57.77), followed by the management subscale (mean = 56.29, range10-90), while the confidence subscale mean was the lowest (mean = 50.80, range 5.56–88.96). All self-care subscales mean scores were below the target level (≥ 70) for self-care. Lower perceived social support, lower income, older age, smaller duration of disease, less persons living at home, worse cardiac functional status, and the presence of hypertension or diabetes were the significant predictors of low self-care. The culture and the health care system may clarify some results. Providing patients with sufficient social support enhances self-care. More consideration should be provided to the elderly and patients with low income, worse functional status, short duration of disease, hypertension, and diabetes to enhance self-care.
- Subjects
JORDAN; HEALTH self-care; SOCIAL support; HEART failure patients; CONVENIENCE sampling (Statistics); OLDER patients; DISEASE duration
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 22, p19775
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-024-05793-0