Care Dependency in Patients with Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain

Raúl Juárez-Vela, Ángela Durante, Begoña Pellicer-García, Antonio Cardoso-Muñoz, José María Criado-Gutiérrez, Isabel Antón-Solanas and Vicente Gea-Caballero
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Raúl Juárez-Vela: Research Group GRUPAC and Research Institute IDI-Paz, School of Nursing, University of La Rioja, 26004 Logroño, Spain
Ángela Durante: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Begoña Pellicer-García: Aragón Health Care Service, Primary Care Center of Andorra, 44500 Andorra, Spain
Antonio Cardoso-Muñoz: Institute of Neurosciences of Castile and León, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
José María Criado-Gutiérrez: Institute of Neurosciences of Castile and León, Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Isabel Antón-Solanas: Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Vicente Gea-Caballero: Research Group GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, Nursing School La Fe, Adscript Center of University of Valencia, 46026 Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-8

Abstract: Background : Heart failure (HF) is a progressive and debilitating condition that represents an ever-growing problem for health systems worldwide. HF patients feel that they are a burden on their families, they feel socially isolated and have a low perception of their health. Accordingly, the objectives of this study were to: (1) to explore the profile of care dependency in a representative sample of Spanish HF patients through the Care Dependency Scale (CDS), and (2) to identify correlates of care dependency in this population. Material and Methods : We performed a cross-sectional study of 187 patients admitted for HF decompensation to the Hospital Clínico of Zaragoza (Spain). Results : Only 15% of our sample was highly or completely dependent on care from others. More specifically, our results indicate that HF patients felt a greater level of dependency on care from others when it comes to moving, getting dressed and undressed, maintaining good personal hygiene, participating in daily and recreational activities and being continent. Conclusions : We find association between the CDS categories that present a low score for care dependency in HF patients and the patients’ physical deterioration.

Keywords: care; heart failure; dependency; nursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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