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. 2020 Jul 3;28(2):184-193.
doi: 10.5152/FNJN.2020.19072. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Effect of Medication and Dietary Compliance on Rehospitalization and the Quality of Life of Patients with Heart Failure

Seyhan Çıtlık-Sarıtaş  1 , Gül Dural  1
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Effect of Medication and Dietary Compliance on Rehospitalization and the Quality of Life of Patients with Heart Failure

Seyhan Çıtlık-Sarıtaş et al. Florence Nightingale J Nurs. .

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of medication and dietary compliance on rehospitalization and quality of life of patients with heart failure (HF).

Method: This descriptive correlational study comprised 170 patients with HF. The Patient Identification Questionnaire, Beliefs about Dietary Compliance Scale, Beliefs about Medication Compliance Scale, and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire were used to collect data. Numbers, percentages, mean, independent t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation analysis were used in the evaluation of the data.

Results: The benefit perception scores of patients in the medication and dietary compliance were at a higher level, and the quality of life total score was at a moderate level. As the number of hospitalizations increased, the quality of life decreased. In addition, medication and dietary compliance affected the rehospitalization and quality of life.

Conclusion: On the basis of the obtained results, this study recommended to impart training to the patients by the nurses about medication and dietary compliance and also to increase the counseling programs.

Keywords: Compliance; heart failure; quality of life; rehospitalization.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Financial Disclosure: The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.

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