Perceived control attitude among heart failure patients in Oman: a multicenter study

• Published in: Scientific reports 2024-08, Vol.14 (1), p.18376-8, Article 18376
• Main Authors: Alharrasi, Maryam, Al-Noumani, Huda, Al-Ghassani, Amal, Al-Jadidi, Saleha, Al-Maskari, Mohammed, Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 692/1807; 692/4019; Adult; Aged; Attitudes; Cardiovascular cystem; Comorbidity; Congestive heart failure; Control attitude; Diabetes mellitus; Female; Health promotion; Heart failure; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Heart Failure - psychology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Myocardial infarction; Older people; Oman; Oman - epidemiology; Quality of life; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Self-care; Social interactions
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67895-w

Heart failure (HF) is a global epidemic with a prevalence of over 64.3 million cases worldwide. Several factors account for the increase in the prevalence of HF. The most significant factor is the growing population of older adults. Other factors include improved treatment and survival after myocardial infarction, poorly controlled hypertension (HTN), and diabetes mellitus (DM). As a modifiable construct, perceived control can be improved to promote healthier lifestyle choices, such as self-care, and consequently better health outcomes. A person’s perception of control is their conviction that they have the power to deal with adverse circumstances, like receiving an HF diagnosis, and produce favorable results, such as an improvement in symptom status. The objective of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing perceived control attitudes among patients with heart failure in Oman. In this sample of HF patients (N = 180), the mean perceived control attitude was 16.97 ± 2.25. Certain factors had higher effects than others. For example, females ( p  = 0.006), old age ( p