The European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale: New insights into factorial structure, reliability, precision and scoring procedure

Vellone, Ercole; Jaarsma, Tiny; Strömberg, Anna; Fida, Roberta; Årestedt, Kristofer; Rocco, Gennaro; Cocchieri, Antonello; Alvaro, Rosaria

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2013.09.014

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“…The highest mean score pointing to a low level of self-care was achieved by the study group in the statement concerning regular physical activity: M = 4.01 (SD 1.17). For the sake of ease of interpretation of the results and comparing them with another tool for self-care assessment described in the literature (the SCHFI), the overall self-care level was converted onto a 1-100 scale proposed by Vellone et al [9]. The detailed statistical characteristics in the individual statements of the Polish version of the 9-EHFScBS questionnaire were presented in Table 3.…”

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Polish adaptation and reliability testing of the nine-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale (9-EHFScBS)

Uchmanowicz

Wleklik

2016

Kardiol Pol

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A b s t r a c tBackground: According to the guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology, education in heart failure (HF) should focus on preparing the patient for self-control and self-care. Only systematic assessment of the level of self-care in HF enables the optimisation and adaptation of education to meet the patient's needs. The research tool commonly used to assess self-care in HF patients is the nine-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale (9-EHFScBS). Aim:To test the reliability of the Polish version of the 9-EHFScBS.Methods: A standard guideline was used for the translation and cultural adaptation of the English version of the 9-EHFScBS into Polish. The study included 110 Polish patients (mean age 66.0 ± 11.4 years); 51 men and 59 women. Cronbach's alpha was used for the analysis of the internal consistency of the 9-EHFScBS. Results:The mean overall level of self-care in the study group was 27.65 points (SD 7.13 points). Good or satisfactory levels of self-care were found in three out of nine analysed variables. The reliability of the self-care scale was alpha = 0.787. The value of Cronbach's alpha after the exclusion of individual statements ranged from 0.75 to 0.81. Conclusions:The 9-EHFScBS questionnaire is a reliable research tool in assessing the level of self-care among patients with HF in the Polish population.

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Polish adaptation and reliability testing of the nine-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale (9-EHFScBS)

Uchmanowicz

Wleklik

2016

Kardiol Pol

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“…Five scores are computed; European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale 12-item scale for evaluating HF self-care [48], [49], Heart Failure Knowledge score that is related to HF knowledge in general, knowledge on HF treatment, symptoms recognition and occurrence [50], Get with the guidelines for estimating the in-hospital mortality [51], Seattle Heart Failure Model for predicting the 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival of HF patients [5], Minnesota Living with Heart Failure for providing feedback regarding the physical and emotional status of the HF patient [52].…”

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Predicting Heart Failure Patient Events by Exploiting Saliva and Breath Biomarkers Information

Tripoliti

Karanasiou

Kalatzis

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2017 IEEE 17th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE)

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Abstract-The aim of this work is to present a machine learning based method for the prediction of adverse events (mortality and relapses) in patients with heart failure (HF) by exploiting, for the first time, measurements of breath and saliva biomarkers (Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Cortisol and Acetone). Data from 27 patients are used in the study and the prediction of adverse events is achieved with high accuracy (77%) using the Rotation Forest algorithm. As in the near future, biomarkers can be measured at home, together with other physiological data, the accurate prediction of adverse events on the basis of home based measurements can revolutionize HF management.

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“…The scores were computed to the new reversed and standardized scores (0-100). 105 The EHFScB-9 has been used in many studies with HF patients and it has been translated to several languages.…”

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Thirst in Patients with Heart Failure : Description of thirst dimensions and associated factors with thirst

Waldréus

2016

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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Introduction: Nurses and other health care professionals meet patients with heart failure (HF) who report they are thirsty. Thirst is described by the patients as a concern, and it is distressing. Currently there are no standardized procedures to identify patients with increased thirst or to help a patient to manage troublesome thirst and research in the area of thirst is scarce. In order to prevent and relieve troublesome thirst more knowledge is needed on how thirst is experienced and what factors cause increased thirst. Aim: The aim of this thesis was to describe the thirst experience of patients with HF and describe the relationship of thirst with physiologic, psychologic and situational factors. The goal was to contribute to the improvement of the care by identifying needs and possible approaches to prevent and relieve thirst in patients with HF. Methods: The studies in this thesis used a cross-sectional design (Study I) and prospective observational designs (II-IV). Studies include data from patients with HF who were admitted to the emergency department for deterioration in HF (I, IV) or visited an outpatient HF clinic for worsening of HF symptoms (III); others were patients who were following up after HF hospitalization (II), and patients with no HF diagnosis who sought care at the emergency department for other illness (I). Patients completed questionnaires on thirst intensity, thirst distress, HF self-care behaviour, feeling depressive and feeling anxious. Data on sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, pharmacological treatment and prescribed fluid restriction were retrieved from hospital medical records and by asking the patients. Data were also collected from blood, urine and saliva samples to measure biological markers of dehydration, HF severity and stress. Results: Thirst was prevalent in 1 out of 5 patients (II) and 63% of patients with worsening of HF symptoms experienced moderate to severe thirst distress at hospital admission (IV). Patients at an outpatient HF clinic who reported thirst at the first visit were more often thirsty at the follow-up visits compared to patients who did not report thirst at the first visit (II). Thirst intensity was significantly higher in patients hospitalized with decompensated HF compared to patients with no HF (median 75 vs. 25 mm, visual analogue scale [VAS] 0-100 mm; P < 0.001) (I). During optimization of pharmacological treatment of HF, thirst intensity increased in 67% of the patients. Thirst intensity increased significantly more in patients in the high thirst intensity group compared to patients in the low thirst intensity group (median +18 mm vs. -3 mm; P < 0.001) (III). Patients who were admitted to the hospital with high thirst distress continued to have high thirst distress over time (IV). A large number of patients were bothered by thirst and feeling dry in the mouth when they were thirsty (III, IV). Patients with a fluid restriction had high thirst distress over time and patients who were feeling depressed had high thirst intensity over time...

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The European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale: New insights into factorial structure, reliability, precision and scoring procedure

Cited by 82 publications

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Polish adaptation and reliability testing of the nine-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale (9-EHFScBS)

Polish adaptation and reliability testing of the nine-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale (9-EHFScBS)

Predicting Heart Failure Patient Events by Exploiting Saliva and Breath Biomarkers Information

Thirst in Patients with Heart Failure : Description of thirst dimensions and associated factors with thirst

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