Open AccessFactors Associated with Heart Failure Knowledge and Adherence to Self-Care Behaviors in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Based on Data from “the Weak Heart” Educational Program
Author(s) -
Jolanta Kolasa,
Magdalena Lisiak,
Marcin Grabowski,
Ewa A. Jankowska,
Małgorzata Lelonek,
Jadwiga Nessler,
Agnieszka Pawlak,
Izabella Uchmanowicz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s297665
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , acute decompensated heart failure , intensive care medicine , cardiology
As insufficient adherence to recommendations is a major cause of poor health outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), it is important to identify the factors that improve disease knowledge and self-care behaviors. We aimed to identify factors associated with HF knowledge and self-care behaviors in patients hospitalized due to acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in Poland.