Self-care behaviour and associated factors among heart failure patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to estimate the pooled level of self-care behaviour among heart failure patients in Ethiopia.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data source

PubMed/MEDLINE, HINARI, Web of Sciences, Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Direct, African journals online and University repositories were searched from 1 January 2000 to 1 November 2023.

Eligibility criteria

We include studies that examined self-care behaviour among heart failure patients, studies that report factors associated with self-care behaviour and observational studies (cross-sectional, case-control and cohort) with full text available.

Data extraction and synthesis

The data were extracted with Microsoft Excel and analysed by using STATA V.11 software. The weighted invers

SUBMITTER: Wondmieneh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729130 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature