Duygu Mataracı Değirmenci, Yasemin Kalkan Uğurlu, Zehra Tuğçe Bayrak, Aleyna Aksu
Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences - 2025;15(3):661-673
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the nutritional behaviours and related factors in individuals with heart failure (HF). Methods: The study was descriptive in nature and was conducted with a sample of 178 individuals over 18 years of age and diagnosed with HF. Data were collected using the Patient Information Form and the Scale for Dietary Behaviors in Heart Failure (SDBHF) Results: It was found that SDBHF total scores of the participants differed according to variables such as comorbidity, hypertension, smoking duration, special diet application status, reason for skipping lunch and snack consumption status (p<.05). In addition, it was determined that the scores of the Healthy Habits Subscale of the SDBHF differed according to the snack consumption status of the participants (p<.05). It was found that the Salt Restriction Subscale scores differed according to variables such hypertension and special diet application status (p<.05). It was determined that the Sugar Restriction subscale scores differed according to variables such as gender, employment status, presence of diabetes, smoking duration, alcohol consumption status and special diet application status (p<.05). Prevention of Fluid Retention subscale scores were found to differ according to variables such as gender, marital status, educational status, employment status, income level, smoking duration, chewing difficulty after memory, and presence of constipation after diagnosis (p<.05). Conclusion: The results showed that the nutritional status of HF patients is in accordance with the current guidelines.
