Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the European heart failure self-care behavior scale

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Abstract Objective To investigate the psychometric properties of the self-care behavior scale in heart failure (HF) patients. The development of self-care behaviors is one of the goals of non-pharmacological care management programs. Methods After translating the European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior scale (EHFScBS), validity was assessed through explanatory factor analysis; additionally, reliability was assessed through Cronbach alpha and test–retest. The samples comprised of 120 HF patients admitted to hospitals in Tehran during 2017–2018. Results The mean age of the samples was 67.3 ± 14.04 years. Fifty-four patients (45%) were female. All items of the scale had an acceptable factor loading. Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.72. The intra-cluster correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.69. Conclusions Nurses and clinicians could benefit from the Persian version of HF self-care scale since it would enable them to rapidly assess patients’ self-care behaviors and to evaluate the effectiveness of the HF management.