Patient and caregiver reported facilitators of self-care among patients with chronic heart failure: report from a formative qualitative study

Wellcome Open Research

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CB Granger¹  P Pais²  BB Granger³  DY Kamath⁴  KB Bhuvana⁴  RS Dhiraj²  D Xavier⁴  K Varghese⁵  LJ Salazar⁶ 

[1] Department of Cardiology, Duke University Health System;Division of Clinical Research and Training, St. John's Research Institute, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences;Duke University School of Nursing;Department of Pharmacology, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences;Department of Cardiology, St. John’s Hospital;Department of Psychiatry, St. John’s Hospital

关键词: Self-care;    chronic heart failure;    facilitators;    patient reported;    qualitative;    caregivers;    treatment adherence;   

DOI  :  10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15485.2

学科分类：内科医学

来源: Wellcome

【 摘 要 】

Background: Adherence to a complex, yet effective medication regimen improves clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, patient adherence to an agreed upon plan for medication-taking is sub-optimal and continues to hover at 50% in developed countries. Studies to improve medication-taking have focused on interventions to improve adherence to guideline-directed medication therapy, yet few of these studies have integrated patients’ perceptions of what constitutes effective strategies for improved medication-taking and self-care in everyday life. The purpose of this formative study was to explore patient perceived facilitators of selfcare and medication-taking in South Asian CHF patients.Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews of patients with long standing heart failure admitted to the cardiology and internal medicine wards of a South Indian tertiary care hospital. We purposively sampled using the following criteria: sex, socio-economic status, health literacy and patient reported medication adherence in the month prior to hospitalization. We employed inductive coding to identify facilitators. At the end of 15 interviews (eight patients and seven caregivers; seven patient-caregiver dyads), we arrived at theoretical saturation for facilitators.Results: Facilitators could be classified into intrinsic (patient traits – situational awareness, self-efficacy, gratitude, resilience, spiritual invocation and support seeking behavior) and extrinsic (shaped by the environment – financial security and caregiver support, company of children, ease of healthcare access, trust in provider/hospital, supportive environment and recognizing the importance of knowledge).Conclusions: We identified and classified a set of key patient and caregiver reported self-care facilitators among Indian CHF patients. The learnings from this study will be incorporated into an intervention package to improve patient engagement, overall self-care and patient-caregiver-provider dynamics.

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