The association between cognitive function and self-care in patients with chronic heart failure.
Heart Lung
; 44(2): 113-9, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Self-care requires that patients learn to care for themselves. Cognitive impairment and depression can decrease the ability and interest in performing self-care. The objectives were to explore the association between cognitive function and self-care in heart failure patients, and to examine if this association was moderated by symptoms of depression.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study included 105 heart failure patients in NYHA II-IV, median age 72 years. Self-care was measured with the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale, cognitive function with a neuropsychological battery, and depressive symptoms were measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire. The associations between the study variables were examined with multiple regression analyses.RESULTS:
Psychomotor speed was the only cognitive dimension significantly associated with self-care. The association between psychomotor speed and self-care was not moderated by symptoms of depression.CONCLUSIONS:
Deficits in psychomotor speed have implications for how patients should be educated and supported to perform self-care.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Self Care
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Cognition
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Cognition Disorders
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Heart Lung
Year:
2015
Type:
Article