title: Association between self-care and hospital readmissions of patients with heart failure.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to assess the association between self-care and the number of hospital readmissions of patients with heart failure (ADHF) and test the applicability of two self-care assessment tools. longitudinal study, performed in a cardiology reference hospital in southern Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  it included 82 patients with a mean age of 61.85±12.33 years, 57.3% male. The mean score of self-care assessment found the scales European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale and Self-care Scale for Patients with Heart Failure was unsatisfactory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  it was observed an average of 2.57±1.66 rehospitalization last year for decompensated heart failure. There was a correlation between self-care scores with the number of hospital readmissions for decompensated HF. Education and age were associated to self-care of HF patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  both scales assess self-care in a relevant way, and correlated their indexes.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Residência Multiprofissional Integrada em Saúde, Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Amanda Chlalup
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Linn
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiologia, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Azollin
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiologia, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Emiliane Nogueira de
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057566:Self Report