Adherence to Self-Care Recommendations and Associated Factors among Adult Heart Failure Patients in West Gojjam Zone Public Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Participants’ knowledge related to heart failure among heart failure patients in West Gojjam Zone public hospitals, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021 ().
No.
Variable
Frequency ()
Correct answer
Percent (%)
Yes
No
I do not know
General knowledge questions
(1)
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the heart
55 (18.1%)
51 (16.1%)
198 (65.1%)
51
16.8%
(2)
HF is a condition in which the heart is not able to pump blood through the body in sufficient amounts
169 (55.6%)
5 (1.6%)
130 (42.8%)
169
55.6%
Heart failure signs and symptom knowledge questions
(3)
Difficulty in breathing and shortness of breath are symptoms of HF
287 (94.4%)
9 (3%)
8 (2.6%)
287
94.4%
(4)
One of the symptoms when the lungs become congested with fluid is shortness of breath
240 (78.9%)
10 (3.3%)
54 (17.8%)
240
78.9%
(5)
Some patients with severe HF become breathless when they lie flat and feel much better when they sit up
253 (83.2%)
32 (10.5%)
19 (6.3%)
32
10.5%
(6)
Short-term weight gain is one of the signs of worsening HF
96 (31.6%)
14 (4.6%)
194 (63.8%)
96
31.6%
Heart failure self-care recommendations and disease condition knowledge questions
(7)
Overwork and stress sometimes cause HF to get worse
249 (81.9%)
11 (3.6%)
44 (14.6%)
249
81.9%
(8)
Sodium causes water retention
156 (51.3%)
11 (3.6%)
137 (45.1%)
156
51.5%
(9)
Diuretics remove fluids from the body
102 (33.6%)
10 (3.3%)
192 (63.2%)
102
33.6%
(10)
HF patients are discouraged from taking medications without food
242 (79.6%)
32 (10.5%)
30 (9.9%)
32
10.5%
(11)
HF patients had better drink more water than healthy people
41 (13.5%)
123 (40.5%)
140 (46.1%)
123
40.5%
(12)
HF patients had better take a high-salt diet
6 (2%)
287 (94.4%)
11 (3.6%)
287
94.4%
(13)
Smoking is good for patients with HF because it promotes the circulation of blood
4 (1.3%)
283 (93.1%)
17 (5.6%)
283
93.1%
(14)
HF patients should not perform exercise regardless of their severity of HF
55 (18.1%)
66 (21.7%)
183 (60.2%)
66
21.7%
(15)
HF patients had better take a hot bath to promote blood circulation
