From: Individual and systems-related factors associated with heart failure self-care: a systematic review
Direction of relationship | Individual Level Factors | Microsystem Level Factors |
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Self-care positive | Activation [55] | Caregiver relationship quality [23] |
Cognitive function [57] | Confidence in the dyad [52] | |
Coping (problem solving) [39] | Household income [27] | |
Diabetes mellitus [47] | Joint monitoring by nurse and physician [32] | |
Marital status [27] | ||
Executive function [43] | People accompanied patients to visits some or most every visit [28] | |
Frequency of HF symptoms [39] | Social component of Frailty Syndrome (decreased risk for social isolation) [67] | |
Having a Religion [42] | Social network [39] | |
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History of receiving information [57] | Â | |
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Length of time with physical symptoms, sustained symptoms- over 6 months [22] | Â | |
Length of time with HF [32] | Â | |
Lower functional status [61] | Â | |
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Medical aid [42] | Â | |
Minority [39] | Â | |
No occupation [42] | Â | |
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Perceived control [50] | Â | |
Perceived barriers to self-care [58] | Â | |
Perceived susceptibility (risk) [59] | Â | |
Praying [46] | Â | |
Prefrontal brain tissue integrity [30] | Â | |
Psychomotor speed [43] | Â | |
Self-care confidence/ Self-efficacy [24, 31, 34, 53, 69, 72] | Â | |
Sex Females [52] | Â | |
Sex Males [64] | Â | |
Social problem solving [40] | Â | |
Symptom-related interference with enjoyment of life [40] | Â | |
Unemployed [47] | Â | |
Self-care negative | Â | |
Anxiety [58] | Lack of a partner [47] | |
Comorbidity [64] | Patients when compared to informal caregivers were more engaged [52] | |
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Disease severity [33] | Â | |
General Fatigue [47] | Â | |
Hospital readmission [49] | Â | |
Length of time diagnosed with HF [68] | Â | |
LVEF [32] | Â | |
Minority status [35] | Â | |
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Perceived barriers to self-care [55] | Â | |
Physical symptoms [39] | Â | |
Sex- Male [47] | Â | |
Symptom status [49] | Â | |
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