ArticleThe Journal of cardiovascular nursing
The Influence of Preparedness, Mutuality, and Self-efficacy on Home Care Workers' Contribution to Self-care in Heart Failure: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis.
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- "Been there, done that:" A grounded theory of future caregiver preparedness in former caregivers of parents living with dementia.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Article
- Home Health Care Workers' Interactions with Medical Providers, Home Care Agencies, and Family Members for Patients with Heart Failure.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2023Article
- Does Connectedness Matter? The Association Between Mutuality and Job Satisfaction Among Home Health Aides Caring for Adults With Heart Failure.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Article
- Development and Piloting of a Community-Partnered Heart Failure Training Course for Home Health Care Workers.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2022Article
- Forgotten Front Line: Understanding the Needs of Unionized Home Health Aides in Downstate New York During the COVID-19 Pandemic.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2022Article
- Utilization, Contributions, and Perceptions of Paid Home Care Workers Among Households in New York State.Innovation in aging · 2022Article
- Mediation by Fatalism of the Association Between Symptom Burden and Self-care Management in Patients With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHome care workers (HCWs) are increasingly caring for patients with heart failure (HF). Previous studies have shown that they contribute to HF patients' care, but how their preparedness and their relationship with patients (mutuality) influence caregiving is unknown, as well as the role of HCWs' self-efficacy.
objectiveGuided by the Situation-Specific Theory of Caregiver Contribution to HF Self-Care, we investigated the influence of HCWs' preparedness and mutuality on HCWs' contribution to HF self-care and the mediating effect of HCWs' self-efficacy in the process.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of HCWs who cared for patients with HF. The survey included the Caregiver Preparedness Scale, Mutuality Scale, Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of HF Index, and Caregiver Self-Efficacy in Contributing to Self-Care Scale. We performed structural equation modeling and a mediation analysis.
resultsA total of 317 HCWs employed by 22 unique home care agencies across New York, NY, completed the survey. They had a median age of 50 years, 94% were women, and 44% were non-Hispanic Black. Results demonstrated that mutuality had a direct influence on HCW contribution to self-care and preparedness influenced their contribution to self-care, but only through the mediation of self-efficacy.
conclusionHome care workers' preparedness, mutuality, and self-efficacy have important roles in influencing their contribution to HF self-care. As a workforce increasingly involved in the care of patients with HF, knowing the mechanisms underpinning HCWs' contribution to self-care may illuminate future interventions aimed at improving their contributions and HF patient outcomes.
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