Research Article
Symptomatology and Coping Resources Predict Self-Care Behaviors in Middle to Older Age Patients with Heart Failure
Table 2
Study instruments: descriptive statistics.
| Scale | Subscales used | Possible range | Actual range | Mean (SD) |
| Heart Failure Symptom Survey (HFSS) | Frequency of heart failure symptoms | 0–10 | 0–8 | 1.98 (1.64) | Severity of heart failure symptoms | 0–10 | 0–7.86 | 1.69 (1.62) | Heart failure symptom-related degree of interference with physical activity | 0–10 | 0–7.43 | 1.20 (1.47) | Heart failure symptom-related degree of interference with enjoyment of life | 0–10 | 0–7.64 | 1.14 (1.58) |
| Grant and Graven Social Network Survey (GGSNS) | Total scale | 12–84 | 12–84 |
56.46 (18.73) |
| Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12 (ISEL-12) | Appraisal support | 0–12 | 0–12 | 9.74 (3.05) | Tangible support | 0–12 | 0–12 | 10.30 (2.47) | Belonging support | 0–12 | 0–12 | 9.05 (3.02) |
| Social Problem-Solving Inventory Revised-Short (SPSIR-S) | Positive problem orientation (PPO) | 0–20 | 5–20 | 14.27 (3.80) | Rational problem-solving (RPS) | 0–20 | 0–20 | 12.95 (4.50) | Negative problem orientation (NPO) | 0–20 | 0–20 | 12.89 (6.51) | Impulsivity/carelessness style (ICS) | 0–20 | 0–20 | 12.68 (5.98) | Avoidance style (AS) | 0–20 | 0–20 | 12.87 (6.39) |
| European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale-9 (EHFScBS-9) | Total scale (response variable) | 9–45 | 9–45 | 25.65 (7.54) |
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