Development and Testing of the Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale

Background: Heart failure (HF) knowledge as well as compliance are considered to be underlying mechanisms of the effects of HF management programs. However, there are no valid and reliable measurement instruments available which measures knowledge of HF patients. Aim: To develop a reliable and valid instrument, which measures the knowledge, patients have on their disease and the HF-related health care regimen. Methods: The HF knowledge scale was developed in 3 phases; (1) concept analysis and first construction, (2) revision of items and (3) testing for validity and reliability. Results: The D... Mehr ...