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Readiness for behavioral changes in patients with heart failure.

Nancee V Sneed1, Sara C Paul

  • 1College of Nursing and Heart Failure Clinic, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

American Journal of Critical Care : an Official Publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
|September 25, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Patients with heart failure often overestimate their adherence to crucial lifestyle changes. Readiness to change assessments may not accurately reflect actual self-care behaviors in heart failure management.

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Strategies for behavior change in patients with heart failure.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Heart failure self-care necessitates significant lifestyle modifications, including dietary restrictions (sodium, fluid), substance avoidance (alcohol, tobacco), regular exercise, and weight management.
  • The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) provides a framework for understanding behavioral change through distinct stages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the stage of readiness for six key lifestyle behaviors in heart failure patients.
  • To compare heart failure signs, symptoms, disease knowledge, and self-reported behaviors between patients actively engaged in change and those not.

Main Methods:

  • A mail survey was administered to 250 individuals diagnosed with heart failure.

Main Results:

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  • While most patients reported adherence to tobacco, alcohol, sodium, and fluid restrictions, and exercise, actual practice varied significantly (e.g., 94.2% consumed high-sodium foods; only 38.7% had a regular exercise program).
  • Heart failure knowledge was generally low and did not correlate with the stage of change.
  • Weight management goals were unmet, with many overweight patients attempting to lose weight for over six months.

Conclusions:

  • Patient self-perception of adherence to heart failure lifestyle guidelines often diverges from actual reported behaviors.
  • The TTM's stage of change may be less effective for assessing readiness in heart failure due to the complexity and number of required lifestyle adjustments.