Sex-related differences in self-efficacy of patients with heart failure: a pooled cross-sectional study of the German Competence Network Heart Failure.
Fabian KerwagenFloran SahitiJudith AlbertMaximilian BauserCaroline MorbachGülmisal GüderStefan FrantzAnna StrömbergSebastian KerberBrigitte GebhardHans Christoph FriederichThomas Müller-TaschFrank Peters-KlimmChristiane E AngermannStefan StoerkPublished in: European journal of cardiovascular nursing (2024)
In patients with HF, women seemed to exhibit lower self-efficacy than men. Health-related quality of life and psychological well-being were dominant determinants of self-efficacy. Future studies should investigate the role of self-efficacy as a therapeutic target for tailored and sex-specific nursing interventions.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- acute heart failure
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- healthcare
- mental health
- current status
- physical activity
- left ventricular
- pregnancy outcomes
- middle aged
- case control
- smoking cessation
- atrial fibrillation
- cervical cancer screening
- randomized controlled trial
- quality improvement
- sleep quality
- type diabetes
- clinical trial
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnant women
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- depressive symptoms
- open label