Predictors of hospitalization and quality of life in heart failure: A model of comorbidity, self-efficacy and self-care

Harleah G. Buck (Lead Author), Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Roberta Fida, Barbara Riegel, Fabio D'Agostino, Rosaria Alvaro, Ercole Vellone

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Abstract

Comorbidity is associated with decreased confidence or self-efficacy to perform self-care in heart failure patients which, in turn, impairs self-care behaviors. Comorbidity is also associated with increased hospitalization rates and poorer quality of life. Yet the manner in which comorbidity and self-efficacy interact to influence self-care, hospitalization, and quality of life remains unclear.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1714-1722
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume52
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Comorbidity
  • Self-efficacy
  • Self-care
  • Explanatory model
  • Heart failure

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