Exploring Nurses’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards the Management of Patients with Heart Failure in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Design
Healthcare,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 522 - 522
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
Background:
Heart
failure
(HF)
is
a
significant
health
burden
associated
with
severe
morbidity,
mortality,
and
hospitalization
costs
it
poses
challenges
not
only
to
individuals
their
families
but
also
societal
governmental
resources.
In
fact,
nurses
are
indispensable
in
managing
HF
patients.
The
success
of
patient
self-care
preparation
through
education
relies
on
the
patient's
abilities
attitude
nurse's
proficiency
these
tasks
knowledge
attitudes
can
significantly
impact
outcomes.
This
study
aimed
evaluate
nurses'
regarding
management
Saudi
Arabia.
Methods:
A
cross-sectional
survey
was
conducted
among
convenience
sample
218
employed
at
King
Fahad
Specialist
Hospital
Tabuk,
Data
were
collected
an
online
questionnaire
two
sections:
one
assessing
other
evaluating
toward
it.
data
collection
took
place
between
March
June
2024.
Results:
Overall,
55%
showed
inadequate
management.
Further
analysis
revealed
that
46.8%
had
negative
towards
Multivariate
graduate
(bachelor
or
diploma)
4.48
times
higher
risk
produce
comparison
post-graduate
(OR
=
4.48;
CI
95%
[2.18-9.21],
p
<
0.003).
Regarding
attitudes,
who
did
receive
previous
training
probability
2.31
s
received
2.31;
[1.33-3.99],
Conclusions:
underscores
need
for
educational
programs,
continuous
professional
development,
promotion
positive
fostering
interdisciplinary
collaboration
improve
Future
research
should
delve
into
long-term
interventions,
explore
organizational
factors,
investigate
relationship
knowledge,
clinical
practices.
Language: Английский
Perceived Health Needs, Social Support, and Depression Among Patients with Myocardial Infarction: A Cross-Sectional Study
Healthcare,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(24), P. 2570 - 2570
Published: Dec. 20, 2024
Cardiovascular
diseases
are
the
leading
cause
of
mortality
globally.
Myocardial
infarction
(MI),
a
major
type
cardiovascular
disease,
presents
long-term
challenges
for
patients.
Recognizing
patients'
perceived
health
needs
and
factors
that
influence
them
is
crucial
providing
comprehensive
care
improving
outcomes.
This
paper
explores
needs,
levels
depression,
social
support
among
MI
patients,
as
well
investigates
correlations
between
these
factors.
A
cross-sectional
study
was
conducted
at
King
Salman
Specialist
Hospital
from
March
to
June
2024,
enrolling
244
patients
through
convenience
sampling.
Data
collection
performed
using
following
three
validated
questionnaires:
Cardiac
Patient
Learning
Needs
Inventory
(CPLNI)
assess
learning
Health
Questionnaire-9
(PHQ-9)
evaluate
depression
levels,
Oslo
Social
Support
Scale
(OSSS-3)
measure
support.
Statistical
analysis
carried
out
IBM
SPSS
Statistics,
Version
27.
Patients
aged
40
years
or
older
those
who
were
employed
exhibited
greater
(p
<
0.001).
Female
more
depressed
than
males
=
0.008).
Higher
reported
by
female
with
family
history
MI,
0.002,
0.003,
respectively).
The
total
mean
score
3.72,
highest
in
"other
pertinent
information",
"medication
"anatomy
physiology".
Depression
indicated
45.1%
significantly
higher
male
Additionally,
significant
positive
correlation
found
(r
0.205,
p
0.001),
negative
-0.441,
Addressing
both
physical
psychological
essential
Comprehensive
educational
programs
mental
services
necessary
Personalized
patient
education
routine
screenings
should
be
integrated
into
post-MI
care.
Future
research
examine
longitudinal
changes
status.
Language: Английский