BACKGROUND: According to the guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology, education in @entity712 should focus on preparing the @entity1 for self-control and self-care. Only systematic assessment of the level of self-care in @entity712 enables the optimization and adaptation of education to meet the @entity1 ' needs. The research tool commonly used to assess self-care in @entity712 @entity1 is the 9-item European @entity712 Self-care Behavior Scale (9-EHFScBS). AIM: The aim of this study was to adapt and to test the reliability of the Polish version of the 9-EHFScBS. METHODS: A standard guideline was used for the translation and cultural adaptation of the English version of the 9-EHFScBS into Polish. The study included 110 Polish @entity1 (mean age 66.0  11.4 years); 51 @entity1 and 59 @entity1 . Cronbach's alpha was used for the analysis of the internal consistency of the 9-EHFScBS. RESULTS: The mean overall level of self-care in the study group was 27.65 points (SD 7.13 pts.). Good or satisfactory levels of self-care were found in 3 out of 9 analyzed variables. The self-care scale's reliability was a = 0.787. The value of Cronbach's alpha after the exclusion of individual statements ranged from 0.75 to 0.81. CONCLUSION: The 9-EHFScBS questionnaire is a reliable research tool in assessing the level of self-care among @entity1 with @entity712 in the Polish population.

Polish adaptation and reliability testing of the 9-item European XXXX Self-care Behavior Scale (9-EHFScBS).

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['Heart Failure', 'heart failure']
@entity712 :: (MESH:D006333,Disease) :: ['Heart Failure']
