Resumen de Relationship between self-care and social and clinical conditions of patients with heart failure

Mailson Marques de Sousa, Taciana da Costa Farias Almeida, Bernadete de Lourdes André Gouveia, Marta Ferreira de Carvalho, Fabiana Medeiros de Brito, Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira

• English

  Objective: to identify the relationship between self-care measures and the social and clinical conditions of patients with heart failure. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 100 patients with heart failure, in outpatient follow-up. To assess self-care, the European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale was used. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied. Results: the self-care score presented an average of 35.17 ± 7.87, with a variation of 15 to 54 points. A lower average was found in the self-care score for female patients, with a significant difference (p <0.009). The recognition of the presence of lower limb edema, the daily monitoring of body weight and the regular practice of physical activity were presented as self-care measures with greater disagreement among the investigated participants. Conclusion: a better relationship was found between the self-care measures and the female sex.

• português

  Objetivo: identificar a relação entre as medidas de autocuidado e as condições sociais e clínicas de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca. Métodos: estudo transversal com 100 pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca, em seguimento ambulatorial. Para avaliar o autocuidado, utilizou-se a European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale. Aplicou-se estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados: o escore de autocuidado apresentou média de 35,17±7,87, com variação de 15 a 54 pontos. Constatou-se menor média no escore de autocuidado para os pacientes do sexo feminino, com diferença significativa (p<0,009). O reconhecimento da presença de edema de membros inferiores, o monitoramento diário do peso corporal e a prática regular de atividade física apresentaram-se como as medidas de autocuidado com maior discordância entre os participantes investigados. Conclusão: evidenciou-se melhor relação entre as medidas de autocuidado e o sexo feminino.