Factors determining the lifestyle and the level of health behaviors of patients with circulatory failure

Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): Specjalistyczna praktyka pielęgniarska

Lifestyle understood as health behavior is the basic determinant of health along with biological, genetic and social factors, as well as the level of quality of medical care.

Evaluation of lifestyle factors and the level of health behaviors of patients with circulatory failure

The study involved 100 patients of a center for heart diseases with diagnosed heart failure. The research was conducted using a standardized questionnaire, Zygfryd Jurczyński's Inventory of Health Behaviors, and his own design.

Most patients with heart failure (67%) show a low level of health behaviors. The general level of health behaviors is not differentiated by gender and place of residence (p>0.05), but it is differentiated by age (p < 0.05), level of education (p < 0.05), marital status or BMI (p< 0.05).

Lifestyle changes are the cheapest but most difficult step to take. They require discipline and permanent change of habits. Then the daily life of a patient with heart failure can become an effective, natural way to support the work of the heart, which can reduce the number of medications taken or hospitalizations.