Frontiers in Public Health
Factors influencing self-care among older patients with heart failure and spouses in China: a mixed methods study
Objective This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing self-care among older patients with heart failure (HF) and their spouses from a dyadic perspective. Methods An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was employed. In the quantitative phase, 145 dyads of older HF patients and their spouses were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Zhejiang, China. Validated instruments were used to measure patient self-care, spouse contribution to self-care, disease-specific health literacy, mutuality, and soci …