BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure adversely affects 300,000 Australians. Symptom stabilization and prognosis are partially determined by patients following medical and lifestyle recommendations. METHODS: To test the hypothesis that depression, anxiety, and self-efficacy are independent predictors of such adherence, 115 predominantly male (70.6%) volunteers with a mean age of 63 years were recruited from a major teaching hospital in Australia. RESULTS: Depression (Beck Depression Inventory score >10, 33.3%) failed to predict adherence. Trait anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score >40, 31%) explained minimal variability regarding smoking and alcohol adherence. Self-efficacy strongly predicted adherence behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Findings will assist cardiac nurses to prepare strategies to optimize adherence and quality of life while minimizing public health costs.
BACKGROUND:Chronic heart failure adversely affects 300,000 Australians. Symptom stabilization and prognosis are partially determined by patients following medical and lifestyle recommendations. METHODS: To test the hypothesis that depression, anxiety, and self-efficacy are independent predictors of such adherence, 115 predominantly male (70.6%) volunteers with a mean age of 63 years were recruited from a major teaching hospital in Australia. RESULTS:Depression (Beck Depression Inventory score >10, 33.3%) failed to predict adherence. Trait anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score >40, 31%) explained minimal variability regarding smoking and alcohol adherence. Self-efficacy strongly predicted adherence behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Findings will assist cardiac nurses to prepare strategies to optimize adherence and quality of life while minimizing public health costs.
Authors: R Oosterom-Calo; A J van Ballegooijen; C B Terwee; S J te Velde; I A Brouwer; T Jaarsma; J Brug Journal: Heart Fail Rev Date: 2012-05 Impact factor: 4.214
Authors: Khader Shameer; Kipp W Johnson; Alexandre Yahi; Riccardo Miotto; L I Li; Doran Ricks; Jebakumar Jebakaran; Patricia Kovatch; Partho P Sengupta; Sengupta Gelijns; Alan Moskovitz; Bruce Darrow; David L David; Andrew Kasarskis; Nicholas P Tatonetti; Sean Pinney; Joel T Dudley Journal: Pac Symp Biocomput Date: 2017