Relationship between perceived fear of COVID-19 and self-care management in heart failure patients

• Authors: Tuğba Yeni , Elif Bülbül , Sevda Efil , Meryem Yıldız-Ayvaz , Sevda Türen , Ayfer Hiçerimez

Abstracts

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Introduction and aim. The fear of contracting COVID-19, which affects human health biopsychosocially, is expected to affect the self-care management of patients with heart failure (HF). This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between perceived fear of COVID-19 and self-care management in HF patients. Material and methods. The study was conducted with 115 HF patients. “Sociodemographic characteristics form”, “Fear of COVID-19 tool” and “Nine-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale (EHFScB Scale-9)” were used to collect data. Results. 51.3% of the participants in the study are in the 40–60 age range, 53.7% are male, 92.2% live with their family, 64.3% have a diagnosis of HF for less than 5 years. Levels of COVID-19 fear, and self-care management were found to be high in the participants who are 40 years old or younger, has higher education level, diagnosed within 1 to 3 years, received psychological support during the pandemic process, received training from doctor or nurse about COVID-19. Fear level and self-care levels were moderately positively correlated. Conclusion. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to develop effective care strategies to identify individuals with diseases such as HF who should have high self-care management skills.

Keywords

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COVID-19 fear; heart failure; self-care management

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 306-312

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

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Tuğba Yeni

• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Türkiye
• Institute of Graduate Studies, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Türkiye
• Skin Sensing Research Group, School of Health Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Elif Bülbül

• Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye

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Sevda Efil

• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Türkiye

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Meryem Yıldız-Ayvaz

• Faculty of Nursing, Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye

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Sevda Türen

• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Arel University, Istanbul, Türkiye

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Ayfer Hiçerimez

• Fatih Sultan Mehmet Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2024.2.10

Biblioteka Nauki

40570855