Research Article

Adherence to Self-Care Recommendations and Associated Factors among Adult Heart Failure Patients in West Gojjam Zone Public Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Depression symptoms on HF patients in West Gojjam Zone public hospitals, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021 ().

No.Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?Frequency ()Percent (%)
Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the dayNearly every day

(1)Little interest or pleasure in doing things240 (78.9%)42 (13.8%)19 (6.3%)3 (1%)10%
(2)Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless216 (71.1%)61 (20.1%)24 (7.9%)3 (1%)13%
(3)Trouble falling or staying asleep or sleeping too much206 (67.8%)64 (21.1%)26 (8.6%)8 (2.6%)15%
(4)Feeling tired or having little energy187 (61.5%)68 (22.4%)43 (14.1%)6 (2%)19%
(5)Poor appetite or overeating166 (54.6%)80 (26.3%)46 (15.1%)12 (3.9%)23%
(6)Feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down184 (60.5%)73 (24%)41 (13.5%)6 (2%)19%
(7)Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television243 (79.9%)48 (15.8%)12 (3.9%)1 (0.3%)8%
(8)Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed or the opposite being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual260 (85.5%)33 (10.9%)8 (2.6%)3 (1%)6%
(9)Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself280 (92.1%)21 (6.9%)1 (0.3%)2 (0.7%)3%