The Revised Self-Care of Heart Failure Index — a new tool for assessing the self-care of Polish patients with heart failure

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Psychometric Testing of the Chinese Version of the Self-care of Heart Failure Index Version 7.2

“…Results of our study showed adequate internal consistency of the SCHFI v7.2-C, which was similar to other versions 20–22 . Thus, SCHFI v7.2-C could be used with confidence to measure HF self-care.…”

“…The symptom perception scale of the SCHFI is newer and consists of 2 dimensions 20 . Similar to the original English, 20 Italian, 21 and Polish 22 versions, our study demonstrated satisfactory model fit for the 2-factor model of symptom perception. This may indicate stability of the 2-factor model of symptom perception structure across populations with HF.…”

“…Unlike the original version of SCHFI v7.2, 20 we did not test composite reliability. Despite the overall adequate test-retest reliability of SCHFI v7.2-C, it was lower than those of the English, Italian, and Polish versions 20–22 . Our findings might reflect that Chinese patients with HF placed less value on self-care and thus performed poorly in self-care after discharge, 46 resulting in unstable and worsening performance in self-care over time.…”

“…18,19 To match the updated theoretical underpinnings, SCHFI was revised to version 7.2 (SCHFI v7.2). 20 The SCHFI v7.2 has been tested in American, 20 Italian, 21 and Polish 22 patients with HF, and it demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties. To facilitate the use of SCHFI v7.2 in patients with HF in China, we translated the English version to Chinese and examined its psychometric characteristics.…”

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“…This reasoning may be potentially useful in HF with preserved ejection fraction, where no proven pharmacological treatment exists [36]. On the other hand, future directions from a research perspective should involve more studies with fair methodological aspects are needed to provide insights into some of the effective ways to improve the nurses' knowledge about HF self-management and the crucial roles of a nurse in empowering HF patients in this process [37,38]. To sum up, the unique role of HF nurses and their competence to effectively implement self-management for patients based on solid knowledge and current guidelines from cardiological societies.…”