Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failure
Abstract Background Heart Failure adversely affects the patients’ quality-of-life. Quality-of-life in patients with heart failure is related to their self-care and other factors. This study aimed to investigate the correlation of quality-of-life and self-care among patients with heart failure and to...
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| description | Abstract Background Heart Failure adversely affects the patients’ quality-of-life. Quality-of-life in patients with heart failure is related to their self-care and other factors. This study aimed to investigate the correlation of quality-of-life and self-care among patients with heart failure and to determine their associated factors. Methods This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 217 patients with heart failure at the Farshchian Heart Hospital in Hamadan, Iran, from April 13, 2022, to March 29, 2023. Patients completed the self-care questionnaire for patients with heart failure and the Minnesota quality-of-life questionnaire. A quantile regression model was used to identify factors related to self-care and quality-of-life in patients with heart failure. Analysis was done using R.4.4.0 (P < 0.05). Results The mean(± SD) of age, quality-of-life and self-care were 62.16(± 7.86), 60.05(± 8.85), and 35.16(± 5.36), respectively, indicating a low level of quality-of-life and moderate level of self-care. There was no significant correlation between self-care and quality-of-life(r = 0.007; P = 0.916). The correlates of self-care which were significant in almost all Deciles included duration of disease(P < 0.05 for 4th and 5th deciles and P < 0.001 for other deciles), gender(P < 0.01 for the 1st,7th,8th,9th deciles and P = 0.017 for 2nd ), education (P < 0.001), income(P < 0.05 for 3rd -7th deciles and P < 0.001 for 8th and 9th deciles), substance abuse (P = 0 < 0.001 to P = 0.047 for various deciles), and history of hypertension (P < 0.05). Moreover, for the quality-of-life the associated variables included duration of disease (P < 0.001 for the 1st to 5th deciles and P = 0.028 for the 8th decile), sufficient income (P:0.001, 0.004, 0.018, 0.026,<0.001, and < 0.001 for the 2nd, 3rd, 5-6th, and 8-9th deciles). Conclusion The non-significant correlation between self-care and quality-of-life shows that lower self-care is linked to a diminished quality-of-life. Patients motivated to engage in self-care are likely to experience fewer hospital readmissions and an improved quality-of-life. Healthcare providers/policymakers should be aware of the importance of self-care in patients with heart failure and help promote their quality-of-life by enhancing their self-care behavior through personalized interventions as own efforts to prevent further worsening of HF. Specifically, such interventions should consider the multifactorial nature of these outcomes and the diverse demographic, socio-economic, and health-related characteristics of this population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a56b3c0ae4f341aabbfe9e0c09f4c14c2025-08-20T04:01:42ZengBMCBMC Cardiovascular Disorders1471-22612025-07-0125111510.1186/s12872-025-04986-0Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failureLeili Tapak0Payam Amini1Sharareh Parami2Omid Hamidi3Vajiheh Ramezani-Doroh4Azim Azizi5Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences and Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesSchool of medicine, Keele UniversityDepartment of Science, Hamedan University of TechnologyModeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences and Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesChronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, Institute of Cancer, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Heart Failure adversely affects the patients’ quality-of-life. Quality-of-life in patients with heart failure is related to their self-care and other factors. This study aimed to investigate the correlation of quality-of-life and self-care among patients with heart failure and to determine their associated factors. Methods This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 217 patients with heart failure at the Farshchian Heart Hospital in Hamadan, Iran, from April 13, 2022, to March 29, 2023. Patients completed the self-care questionnaire for patients with heart failure and the Minnesota quality-of-life questionnaire. A quantile regression model was used to identify factors related to self-care and quality-of-life in patients with heart failure. Analysis was done using R.4.4.0 (P < 0.05). Results The mean(± SD) of age, quality-of-life and self-care were 62.16(± 7.86), 60.05(± 8.85), and 35.16(± 5.36), respectively, indicating a low level of quality-of-life and moderate level of self-care. There was no significant correlation between self-care and quality-of-life(r = 0.007; P = 0.916). The correlates of self-care which were significant in almost all Deciles included duration of disease(P < 0.05 for 4th and 5th deciles and P < 0.001 for other deciles), gender(P < 0.01 for the 1st,7th,8th,9th deciles and P = 0.017 for 2nd ), education (P < 0.001), income(P < 0.05 for 3rd -7th deciles and P < 0.001 for 8th and 9th deciles), substance abuse (P = 0 < 0.001 to P = 0.047 for various deciles), and history of hypertension (P < 0.05). Moreover, for the quality-of-life the associated variables included duration of disease (P < 0.001 for the 1st to 5th deciles and P = 0.028 for the 8th decile), sufficient income (P:0.001, 0.004, 0.018, 0.026,<0.001, and < 0.001 for the 2nd, 3rd, 5-6th, and 8-9th deciles). Conclusion The non-significant correlation between self-care and quality-of-life shows that lower self-care is linked to a diminished quality-of-life. Patients motivated to engage in self-care are likely to experience fewer hospital readmissions and an improved quality-of-life. Healthcare providers/policymakers should be aware of the importance of self-care in patients with heart failure and help promote their quality-of-life by enhancing their self-care behavior through personalized interventions as own efforts to prevent further worsening of HF. Specifically, such interventions should consider the multifactorial nature of these outcomes and the diverse demographic, socio-economic, and health-related characteristics of this population.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-04986-0Quantile regressionSelf-careQuality of lifeHeart failureRisk factorsCardiac failure |
| spellingShingle | Leili Tapak Payam Amini Sharareh Parami Omid Hamidi Vajiheh Ramezani-Doroh Azim Azizi Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failure BMC Cardiovascular Disorders Quantile regression Self-care Quality of life Heart failure Risk factors Cardiac failure |
| title | Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failure |
| title_full | Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failure |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failure |
| title_short | Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failure |
| title_sort | investigating the correlation of self care and quality of life patients with heart failure |
| topic | Quantile regression Self-care Quality of life Heart failure Risk factors Cardiac failure |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-04986-0 |
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