Table 2

- Descriptive statistics of self-care of heart failure index.

Scale and upper-lower scored itemsMean±SDConverted to 100*
Maintenance sub-scale3.375±0.64767.5%
Yearly flu vaccine2.24±1.50
Not missing doses4.41±0.982
Monitoring sub-scale3.36±0.72167.2%
Recorded symptoms1.82±1.33
Noticed tiredness4.09±1.09
Recognize symptoms2.95±1.67 
Know symptoms2.24±1.88 
Management sub-scale3.75±0.56975.0%
Call for guidance2.70±1.69
Take medicine4.63±0.904
Confidence sub-scale4.19±0.69583.8%
Evaluate remedy4.00±1.11
Follow treatment plan4.53±0.738
  • Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).

  • * Mean/highest scale number (5) × 100