Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alicja Wisnicka, Katarzyna Lomper, Izabella Uchmanowicz
Summary: The self-care outcomes and quality of life scores of men with chronic heart failure are unsatisfactory.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Angela Durante, Maddalena De Maria, Josiane Boyne, Tiny Jaarsma, Raul Juarez-Vela, Anna Stromberg, Ercole Vellone
Summary: The study developed and tested the European HF Self-Care Behaviour Scale for Caregivers (EHFScBS-C) with 193 HF caregivers in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. Exploratory factor analysis revealed two factors related to caregivers' contributions to HF self-care, with good fit indices and reliability. The EHFScBS-C showed construct validity with significant correlations with the Caregiver Preparedness Scale.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Satyam Sarma, Erin Howden, Justin Lawley, Mitchel Samels, Benjamin D. Levine
Summary: Patients with HFpEF have lower peak oxygen consumption and heart rate compared to senior controls, but there were no significant differences in peak heart rate response during static handgrip exercise and metaboreceptor function between the two groups. The key reflex autonomic pathways regulating exercise heart rate responsiveness are intact in HFpEF despite lower peak exercise heart rates.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shuai Yuan, Heidi M. Schmidt, Katherine C. Wood, Adam C. Straub
Summary: CoQ is ubiquitously embedded in lipid bilayers of various cellular organelles, playing a crucial role in maintaining mitochondrial function and heart health. Clinical studies have shown promising results for CoQ supplementation in treating heart failure.
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Natasa Sedlar, Mitja Lainscak, Jerneja Farkas
Summary: The study analyzed self-care adherence and associated factors in outpatients with heart failure, finding lowest adherence to regular exercise and contacts with healthcare provider in case of worsening symptoms. Factors influencing self-care adequacy included education and perceived control.
Article
Nursing
Han Shi Jocelyn Chew, Kheng Leng David Sim, Kai Chow Choi, Sek Ying Chair
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a novel theory-driven nurse-led self-regulation program on improving heart failure patients' self-care behaviors, future-thinking, and behavioral automaticity. The results showed significantly higher improvements in self-care, future-thinking, and behavior automaticity in the intervention group compared to the control group, with only the differences in self-care scores at T1 remaining significant after Bonferroni correction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Nursing
E. Calero-Molina, P. Moliner, E. Hidalgo, L. Rosenfeld, J. M. Verdu-Rotellar, J. Verdu-Soriano, S. Yun, A. Garay, L. Alcoberro, S. Jimenez-Marrero, N. Jose, E. Calvo, M. Ruiz, P. Garcimartin, A. Alcaide-Aldeano, C. Delso, L. Alcober, C. Enjuanes, J. Comin-Colet
Summary: The self-care behavior of patients with heart failure is influenced by clinical and psychosocial factors. Low social support, absence of caregiver support, and depressive symptoms are the main factors contributing to impaired self-care. It is important to assess and intervene in self-care in patients with heart failure by conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Fekadu Aga, Sandra B. Dunbar, Tedla Kebede, Senbeta Guteta, Melinda Kay Higgins, Rebecca A. Gary
Summary: This study aimed to compare the foot self-care behaviors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with and without comorbid heart failure. The results showed that both groups had poor foot self-care behaviors. The patients with comorbid heart failure were significantly older and had higher daily medication intake. Household income and daily medication intake significantly predicted foot self-care behavior in the comorbid group, while marital status, social support, and body mass index predicted foot self-care behavior in the non-comorbid group.
Article
Nursing
T. A. M. Vinck, R. Deneer, C. C. A. G. Verstappen, W. E. Kok, K. Salah, V Scharnhorst, L. C. Otterspoor
Summary: The study validates the effectiveness of the ELAN-HF score in triaging ADHF patients before discharge to optimize follow-up treatment and reduce readmission and mortality. Self-care behavior showed non-significant association with readmission and/or mortality in the study population.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rosa Antonio-Oriola, Ercole Vellone, Angela Durante, Maddalena De Maria, Marco Di Nitto, Vicente Gea-Caballero, Ivan Santolalla-Arnedo, Jose Vicente Benavent-Cervera, Juan Luis Sanchez-Gonzalez, Raul Juarez-Vela, Michal Czapla
Summary: The study aimed to translate the CC-SCHFI from English to Spanish and test its psychometric characteristics. Through exploratory factor analysis, relevant factors were identified in the self-care maintenance and monitoring subscales, and one factor was extracted in the self-efficacy subscale.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Prima J. J. D'Souza, Tom Devasia, Ganesh Paramasivam, Ravi Shankar, Judith A. Noronha, Linu S. George
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-care education programme on clinical outcomes, self-care behaviour and knowledge on heart failure among peoples with heart failure through a randomized controlled trial. The results will contribute to improving self-care behavior in heart failure patients and may have a positive impact on clinical outcomes. This research will provide evidence on the effectiveness of educational interventions for self-care in heart failure patients, benefiting both healthcare professionals and patients.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nhat Quang Tran, Gautam Goel, Nirmala Pudota, Michael Suesserman, John Helms, Daniel Lasaga, Dan Olson, Edward Bowen, Sanmitra Bhattacharya
Summary: Hospital readmissions rate is a significant issue in healthcare systems, causing financial burden. This study uses machine learning-based survival analysis to evaluate the quality of care risk. Different survival models are applied to explore the risk of readmissions considering patient demographics and hospital discharges. Deep-learning models show effectiveness in estimating the quality of care risk.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Ying Jiang, Ci Zhang, Jingfang Hong, Wilson Wai San Tam, Hadassah Joann Ramachandran, Wenru Wang
Summary: This study examined the relationships of person-related, problem-related, and environment-related factors to self-care behaviors in heart failure management. The results showed that better social support was directly associated with higher levels of self-care confidence, and higher levels of self-care confidence were associated with better self-care maintenance and self-care management. There was also an indirect relationship between social support and self-care behaviors through the mediator of self-care confidence.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Zoe Kwan, Binoy Paulose Nadappuram, Manton M. Leung, Sanika Mohagaonkar, Ao Li, Kumuthu S. Amaradasa, Ji Chen, Stephen Rothery, Iyobel Kibreab, Jiarong Fu, Jose L. Sanchez-Alonso, Catherine A. Mansfield, Hariharan Subramanian, Alexander Kondrashov, Peter T. Wright, Pamela Swiatlowska, Viacheslav O. Nikolaev, Beata Wojciak-Stothard, Aleksandar P. Ivanov, Joshua B. Edel, Julia Gorelik
Summary: The localization and function of beta-ARs in cardiac cells are regulated by selective trafficking of mRNA and localized translation, which is dependent on microtubules. Myocardial infarction and heart failure alter the localization pattern of beta-ARs, leading to impaired signaling.
CIRCULATION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Management
Josiane J. Boyne, Chantal F. Ski, Donna Fitzsimons, Hesam Amin, Loreena Hill, David R. Thompson
Summary: Digital health offers opportunities for improving heart failure care, but patients and healthcare professionals need training and technological infrastructure. Heart failure care is being transformed by digital technologies, which have profound implications for patients, nurses, and doctors.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Bettina Voelzer, Monira El Genedy-Kalyoncu, Alexandra Fastner, Tsenka Tomova-Simitchieva, Konrad Neumann, Kathrin Hillmann, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Elisabeth Hahnel, Janna Sill, Katrin Balzer, Jan Kottner
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of implementing a skincare and prevention package on older nursing home residents. The results indicate that tailored and evidence-based nursing routines can improve skin health and safety in residential long-term care, but there was no significant impact on the skin barrier function.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Review
Nursing
Han Fu, Dongjiang Hou, Ran Xu, Qian You, Hang Li, Qing Yang, Hao Wang, Jing Gao, Dingxi Bai
Summary: This study systematically reviewed published studies on risk prediction models for DVT in patients with acute stroke and found a high risk of bias. Future studies should focus on developing new models with larger samples, rigorous study designs, and multicenter external validation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Article
Nursing
Laura Peutere, Jaana Pentti, Annina Ropponen, Mika Kivimaki, Mikko Harmae, Oxana Krutova, Jenni Ervasti, Aki Koskinen, Marianna Virtanen
Summary: Nurse understaffing and limited nursing work experience are associated with patient mortality during hospital stays, especially among patients with comorbidities. The use of administrative data to monitor and improve nurses' working conditions is crucial for reducing in-hospital mortality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Review
Nursing
Yuanyuan Zhang, Lining Wang, Wenbi Wu, Shi Zhang, Min Zhang, Wenjing She, Qianqian Cheng, Nana Chen, Pengxia Fan, Yuxin Du, Haiyan Song, Xianyu Hu, Jiajie Zhang, Caiyan Ding
Summary: This meta-analysis identifies comorbid factors and behavioral factors that are significantly associated with inadequate bowel preparation in older adults undergoing colonoscopy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Article
Nursing
Long Huang, Bing-yue Zhao, Xiao-ting Li, Shui-xiu Huang, Ting-ting Chen, Xiao Cheng, Si-jia Li, Hao Li, Rong -fang Hu
Summary: This study investigated the impact of a family-focused online parenting support intervention on parents' well-being and preterm infants' outcomes. The intervention showed significant improvements in parents' sense of competence, caregiving ability, depression, and social support. However, there were no significant differences in preterm infants' weight and length, or in family functioning.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)