Abstract

Objective: To description of knowledge and practice of self-care of chronic heart failure patients treated at Cardiology Department - Quang Ninh General Hospital, 2021.

Method: A cross-sectional study design was conducted among 120 patients with chronic heart failure hospitalized at the Cardiovascular Department of Quang Ninh General Hospital.

Results: Self-care knowledge of patients with chronic heart failure participated in the study was low with the mean score of 11.1 ± 2.1 points out of the total 22 points, the lowest score was 6 points, and the highest score was 16 points, in which: the proportion of patients with good knowledge was 40.0%; the percentages of patients who had the good and average levels of self-care knowledge were 40.0% and 60.0%, respectively. No one was at poor or perfect level of self-care knowledge. Self-care practice of patients with chronic heart failure was calculated on a total of 100 points for each subscale: Practice of maintenance of care only reaches 51.1 ± 19.5 points and only 19.2% of patients achieve a good level of care maintenance; practice of care management only achieved 49.4 ± 19.8 points and only 22.5% of patients achieved care management level; practice on self-confidence reached 50.5 ± 16.1 points and only 17.5% of patients achieved confidence in self-care level.

Conclusion: The self-care knowledge and practice of patients with chronic heart failure was not enough. This result shows the need to improve self-care knowledge and practice for patients with chronic heart failure.