The Effect of Uncertainty in Heart Failure

This study was planned as a descriptive and correlational type study to reveal the effect of perceived uncertainty by heart failure (HF) patients with reduced ejection fraction on quality of life and self-care behaviors. In this study, which aimed to reach 122 inpatients with HF, the dependent variables were quality of life and self-care behaviors, the independent variable will be perceived uncertainty. Data will be collected by Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Community Form (MUIS-C), Left Ventricular Disfunction Scale (LVD-36) and European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale (EHFSeBS). Data analysis will basically be done with Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA).

Inclusion Criteria:18 years or older,Having been diagnosed with heart failure by a physician for more than 6 months,Left ventricular ejection fraction <40% as measured by echocardiography,Volunteering in participating in the studyExclusion Criteria:Being under antidepressant treatment,Presence of a pre-existing psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment,Diagnosed with cancer and being under treatment related to cancer,Presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.