Background: This study aimed to identify the conditioning factors\nthat influence the self-care practice of heart transplant patient after\ndischarge and relate the conditioning factors to the Engagement Profile\nof Self Care.\nMethods: Cross-sectional study, undertaken at a transplantation unit\nof one public hospital, in Fortaleza-Cear�¡. There was the participation\nof 63 heart transplant patients.\nResults: The majority of the patients were men (88.9%), aged 40-59\nyears (68.3%), catholic (81.0%), married (77.8%), elementary school\n(71, 4%), retired or not working (82.5%); income below minimum wage\n(47, 6%); diagnosis to transplantation was chagasic cardiomyopathy\n(28.6%), post-transplant time between one and three years (39.7%).\nThe determinant for self-care had significant difference (p<0.05) was\nthe time of transplantation, because patients who have higher scores\non Engagement Profile Self-Care had performed transplantation between\n3 and 5 years.\nConclusion: The professional team of heart transplant should consider\nthe conditioning factors of patients transplanted cardiac in establishing\nstrategies for promoting self-care.
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