Family caregivers' contributions to self-care behaviors among heart failure patients in Oman.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family caregiver's role can be involving patients with heart failure (HF) in each behavior of self-care such as treatment adherence, and healthy eating, which will \ultimately lead to disease control. This study aimed to investigate family caregivers' contributions to self-care behaviors among patients with heart failure in Oman.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. A convenience sample of 136 family caregivers of patients with HF has completed the family caregivers' demographics characteristics sheet and the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of HF Index2 (CC-SCHFI 2).

Results

Caregivers demonstrated low levels of contribution to patients' self-care. The mean and (standard deviation) of caregivers' contribution to maintenance tasks, pati

SUBMITTER: Alharrasi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908699 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature