The association between cognitive function and self-care in patients with chronic heart failure
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Hjelm, Carina M., Brostrom, Anders, Riegel, Barbara, Arestedt, Kristofer and Stromberg, Anna. (2015). The association between cognitive function and self-care in patients with chronic heart failure. Heart and Lung. 44(2), pp. 113 - 119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.12.003
Authors | Hjelm, Carina M., Brostrom, Anders, Riegel, Barbara, Arestedt, Kristofer and Stromberg, Anna |
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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. |
Keywords | cognitive function; depression; heart failure; psychomotor speed; self-care |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Heart and Lung |
Journal citation | 44 (2), pp. 113 - 119 |
Publisher | Mosby Inc. |
ISSN | 0147-9563 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.12.003 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84924558341 |
Page range | 113 - 119 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/891zy/the-association-between-cognitive-function-and-self-care-in-patients-with-chronic-heart-failure
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