Self-Care Behaviors of Patients With Heart Failure in Thailand: A qualitative descriptive study.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q3 NURSING

Journal of Transcultural Nursing Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI:10.1177/10436596251323269

Apinya Koontalay, Mari Botti, Anastasia Hutchinson

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Abstract

Introduction: This study explored people's experiences of living with heart failure and their understanding of self-management and difficulties faced when making lifestyle changes in the context of high-salt food preferences and a subtropical climate.

Methods: This qualitative descriptive study was conducted with 20 Thai individuals with heart failure. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis.

Results: Two overarching themes were: (a) adapting long-established dietary and lifestyle behaviors is challenging in the context of limited knowledge of heart failure, cultural food preparation practices and a subtropical climate and (b) personal values, attitudes, and preferences have primacy over dietary and fluid restrictions.

Discussion: In Thailand, strong cultural preferences for high salt, preprepared street foods contribute to repeated admissions for decompensated heart failure. Community-based models of care are urgently needed that support effective chronic heart failure management, with solutions that consider local needs, climate and cultural factors.

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Journal of Transcultural Nursing 医学-护理

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4.60

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4.80%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Transcultural Nursing (TCN) is a peer-reviewed journal that offers nurses, educators, researchers, and practitioners theoretical approaches and current research findings that have direct implications for the delivery of culturally congruent health care and for the preparation of health care professionals who will provide that care. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).