Table 3 Predictors of self-care management with hierarchical regression analysis (standardised coefficients β (95% confidence interval); N = 189)

Age

0.009 (-0.201, 0.223)

-0.001 (-0.212, 0.209)

Sex (0: male; 1: female)

-0.083 (-7.070, 1.888)

-0.088 (-7.208, 1.673)

Educational background_ high school (with reference to primary school)

-0.029 (-5.419, 3.638)

-0.020 (-5.093, 3.897)

Educational background_ college or above (with reference to primary school)

0.068 (-4.284, 11.481)

0.080 (-3.618, 12.044)

Marital status (0: single/divorced/widow; 1: being married)

0.143 (-0.020, 11.876)

0.157 (0.594, 12.432)^*

Employment (0: unemployed; 1: employed)

-0.016 (-7.430, 6.058)

-0.006 (-6.964, 6.422)

Months since HF diagnosis

0.327 (0.048, 0.125)^**

0.306 (0.043, 0.120)^**

HF associated hospitalization in the past year (0: no; 1: yes)

0.040 (-7.123, 12.872)

0.019 (-8.643, 11.372)

CCI

0.113 (-0.524, 2.880)

0.109 (-0.556, 2.817)

NYHA_III (with reference to NYHA II)

0.041 (-5.145, 7.655)

0.010 (-6.095, 6.713)

NYHA_IV (with reference to NYHA II)

-0.158 (-1.687, 11.432)

0.102 (-3.571, 9.838)

Physical symptoms

0.157^* (0.010, 0.368)

 R²

0.167

0.187

 R² change

0.167^**

0.020^*