title: Investigation the relationship between self-care and readmission in patients with chronic heart failure.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with unpredictably increased prevalence of hospital admissions. Self-care is one of the most important aspects of management for patients with CHF. Self-care adequacy has led to increased satisfaction, independence in daily activities, reduced stress, and morbidity.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to assess the relationship between self-care behavior and readmission rate in patients with heart failure.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 287 patients with a diagnosis of systolic CHF with a left ventricular ejection fraction less than 35% admitted for acute heart failure were enrolled. The self-care behavior was assessed using SCHFI questionnaires that have three domains (self-care maintenance, self-care management, and self-care confidence). An acquired score greater than 70 was considered as proper self-care index. The study population was followed over three months after discharge for readmission.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study showed that self-care behavior was improper in our study population. More than 75% of patients had a score less than 70 in the different domains for self-care. The multivariable regression analyses showed a significant relationship between self-care management (ß = 1.6, P = 0.006, OR (CI) = 2.66 (1.37-5.1) and self-care confidence (ß = 0.9, P = 0.02, OR (CI) = 2.01 (1.1-3.68) and readmission rate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We concluded that a good administration program such as education and a surveillance plan for the improvement of self-care behaviors would reduce hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahebi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Jaleh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mohammad-Aliha
authors.affiliation: Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammadmostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansari-Ramandi
authors.affiliation: Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Nasim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naderi
keywords: Heart Failure; Patients; Self Care