Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of the Brazilian Version of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 6.2

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (𝑛=128).

Variables		𝑛 (%)
Age, years*	61.4±12.8
Sex, male		101 (78.9)
Employment status, inactive		85 (76.4)
Educational attainment, years^†	5 (4–8)
Etiology of heart failure
Ischemic heart disease		53 (41.4)
Idiopathic		32 (25.0)
New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class
I		37 (29.0)
II		65 (50.7)
III		26 (20.3)
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)*	31.2±12.7
Duration of heart failure, months^†	36 (17–58)

∗Mean ± standard deviation; ^†median (interquartile range).