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The roles of health literacy and social support in improving adherence to self-care behaviours among older adults with heart failureopen access

Authors
Jo, AhraSeo, Eun JiSon, Youn-Jung
Issue Date
Nov-2020
Publisher
WILEY
Keywords
health literacy; heart failure; nursing; self-care; social support
Citation
NURSING OPEN, v.7, no.6, pp 2039 - 2046
Pages
8
Journal Title
NURSING OPEN
Volume
7
Number
6
Start Page
2039
End Page
2046
URI
https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/52821
DOI
10.1002/nop2.599
ISSN
2054-1058
Abstract
Aim: To describe the associations between health literacy, social support and self-care behaviours in older adults with heart failure. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Methods: A total of 252 older adults were recruited from a tertiary care hospital from September 2018-February 2019. Structured questionnaires and medical record reviews were used for data collection. Two steps of hierarchical regression analysis were employed to determine the predictors of self-care behaviours. Results: Health literacy (beta = 0.27,p < .001) and social support (beta = 0.32,p < .001) were significant determinants of self-care behaviours in older adults with heart failure. Together, they explained 22% of the variance in self-care behaviours. Conclusion: Health literacy and perceived social support were positively associated with self-care behaviours among older heart failure patients. Our findings can help health professionals develop heart failure self-care interventions to enhance health literacy skills and social support for older adults.
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