Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the European heart failure self-care behavior scale

Mohammadreza Heidari | Anoshirvan Kazemnejad | Reza Norouzadeh

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URL :   http://research.shahed.ac.ir/WSR/WebPages/Report/PaperView.aspx?PaperID=159462
Date :  2022/04/13
Publish in :    Frontiers of Nursing

Link :  https://sciendo.com/issue/FON/9/1
Keywords :heart failure, questionnaire , reliability, self-care , validity

Abstract :

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Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the self-care behavior scale in heart failure (HF) patients. The development of self-care behaviors is one of the goals of non-pharmacological care management programs. Methods: After translating the European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior scale (EHFScBS), validity was assessed through explanatory factor analysis; additionally, reliability was assessed through Cronbach alpha and test–retest. The samples comprised of 120 HF patients admitted to hospitals in Tehran during 2017–2018. Results: The mean age of the samples was 67.3 ± 14.04 years. Fifty-four patients (45) were female. All items of the scale had an acceptable factor loading. Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.72. The intra-cluster correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.69. Conclusions: Nurses and clinicians could benefit from the Persian version of HF self-care scale since it would enable them to rapidly assess patients’ self-care behaviors and to evaluate the effectiveness of the HF management.