The correlation of inner strength and health promoting behaviors in women with heart failure
Advances in Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol. 25 No. 91 (2016),
10 Dey 2016
,
Page 10-19
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Health promoting behaviors are appropriate actions to promote health and prevent further decompensation due to heart
failure. Inner strength is a factor of psychological health and well- being and therefore is a dynamic element in holistic
recovery. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation of inner strength and health promoting behaviors in
women with heart failure referring to hospital affiliated with Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2013.
Materials and methods
In this descriptive-Correlation Study, 145 women with heart failure referring to hospital affiliated with Shaheed
Beheshti Medical University were selected by convenience sampling method. A 3-part questionnaire including
demographics, inner strength questionnaire and Health-promoting lifestyle profile II was used for data collection. Data
were analyzed with SPSS 20.
Finding
There was significant correlation between inner strength and health promoting behaviors dimensions and health
promoting behaviors in general (p<0.001) as well as between all dimensions of inner strength (except knowing and
Searching dimension with physical activity, connectedness dimension with health responsibility and connectedness
dimension with physical activity) (p<0.01).
Conclusion
There is significant correlation between inner strength and health promoting behaviors of women with heart failure.
Therefore, attention to enhancement of inner strength by nurses seems necessary to improve the health in women with
heart failure.
Keywords:
Inner strength, Health promoting behaviors, Women, Heart failure
- Inner strength
- Health promoting behaviors
- Women
- Heart failure
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