Impact of provider self-management education, patient self-efficacy, and health status on patient adherence in heart failure in a Veterans Administration population

Subramanian U, Hopp F, Mitchinson A, Lowery J. Impact of provider self-management education, patient self-efficacy, and health status on patient adherence in heart failure in a Veterans Administration population. Congestive Heart Failure (Greenwich, Conn.). 2008 Jan 1; 14(1):6-11.

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• CHI 99-236 – Evaluation of a Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure

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To address the need for more information on predictors of adherence to heart failure (HF) self-management regimens, this study analyzed surveys completed by 259 HF patients receiving care at 2 Veterans Affairs hospitals in 2003. Linear multivariable regression models were used to examine general health status, HF-specific health status (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire) self-management education, and self-efficacy as predictors of self-reported adherence to salt intake and exercise regimens. Self-management education was provided most often for salt restriction (87%) followed by exercise (78%). In multivariable regression analyses, education about salt restriction (P = .01), weight reduction (P = .0004), self-efficacy (P = .03), and health status (P = .003) were significantly associated with patient-reported adherence to salt restriction. In a similar model, self-efficacy (P = .006) and health status (P < or = .0001), but not exercise education, were significantly associated with patient-reported exercise adherence. Findings suggest that provider interventions may lead to improved adherence with HF self-management and thus improvements in patients'' health.