Associated factors about Treatment regime Compliance and correlation with Health beliefs and Knowledge in Woman patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Heart failure as one of the most common chronic disease in the world imposes high costs on health system. Promotion of treatment regimen compliance is more effective factor in order to prevent heart failure and increase the survival of patients. This study was conducted to determine heart failure compliance with treatment regimen and related factors contains health belief and knowledge. This study was a descriptive – analytic study that 250 women patients with chronic heart failure completed the questionnaire, that was included 4 sections of demographic and clinical variables, revised heart failure compliance, heart failure knowledge scale and heart failure belief scale. Data analyses were performed using descriptive and analytical statistical methods, independent t test, ANOVA, chi-2, Pearson correlation coefficient tests, and logistic regression by the software SPSS version 22. The most of patients had mean level compliance from their treatment regime and good knowledge about their illness. There was a significant relationship between patients, s belief and compliance advantages and disadvantages. The results showed significant relationship between some demographic characteristics and treatment regime. In this research, compliance with medication, sodium restriction, physician visit were high.  The most of patients had a little knowledge about their illness self-care. Emphasis in self-care methods such as daily weighting, the kinds of self-controlling in order to prevent worsening signs and symptoms of heart failure is particularly important.