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Patient readiness for heart failure self-care (HFSC) depends on commitment and capacity. Key factors include will to live, social roles, and available time, influencing successful HFSC behaviors and outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • Globally, heart failure (HF) prevalence is rising, necessitating effective self-care strategies.
  • Heart failure self-care (HFSC) is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
  • Readiness for HFSC involves both commitment and capacity to perform self-care behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and describe patient-perceived commitment and capacity factors influencing readiness for heart failure self-care (HFSC).

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study utilizing thematic analysis.
  • Data collected from 21 semi-structured interviews with patients.
  • Analysis focused on developing themes related to HFSC readiness.

Main Results:

  • Commitment factors included cultural values, social roles, will to live, attitude, self-efficacy, HF perceptions, and emotional state.
  • Capacity factors comprised HF literacy, functional capacity, resources, comorbidities, time, cognitive functioning, and social support.
  • Novel commitment themes were 'will to live' and 'social roles'; 'time' was a key capacity factor.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding patient-specific commitment and capacity factors is essential for enhancing readiness for HFSC.
  • Interventions targeting these factors can optimize HFSC behaviors and improve patient outcomes.
  • Evaluating readiness for HFSC allows healthcare teams to focus on specific, needed self-care interventions.