Knowledge and practice about selfcare among patients with chronic heart failure at Hop Luc general hospital, Thanh Hoa in 2020

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Objective: To describe the knowledge and practice about self-care among patients with chronic heart failure at Hop Luc General Hospital, Thanh Hoa in 2020. Method: A descriptive study was conducted to collect data by using self-determination questionnaires from 86 patients with chronic heart failure at Hop Luc General Hospital,Thanh Hoa from January to May 2020. Results: Knowledge and practice about self-care among patients with chronic heart failure at Hop Luc General Hospital were still limited, the mean of knowledge was 10.0 ± 2.89 (highest score was 22); The mean of practice “maintaining care” was 35.1 ± 17.5 (highest score was 100), the mean of practice “care management” was 47.2 ± 14.63 (highest score was 100), the mean of Practice “Confidence in self-care” was 41.3 ± 15.39 (highest score was 100). Conclusion: Knowledge and practice about self-care among patients with chronic heart failure in the study is still limited. Therefore, health education should be implementedregularly to improve knowledge and practice for patients with chronic heart failure.