Abstract'Heart failure self care'refers to the practices in which patients engage to maintain
their own health, and to the decisions that they make about managing signs or symptoms. In …

Objective Psychological distress has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with
chronic heart failure (HF), which is assumed to be partly due to poor HF self-care behavior …

1.1. Methodology and Evidence Review The recommendations listed in this document are,
whenever possible, evidence based. An extensive evidence review was conducted through …

Disease self‐management is a critical component of maintaining clinical stability for patients
with chronic illness. This is particularly evident in the context of heart failure (HF), which is …

Background: Self-care for patients with heart failure includes engaging in behaviours that
maintain medical stability and manage problematic symptoms, as well as the confidence in …

Abstract The Self‐Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) is used widely, but issues with
reliability have been evident. Cronbach alpha coefficient is usually used to assess reliability …

Background Information about the prevalence and correlates of self-reported medication
nonadherence using multiple measures in older adults with chronic cardiovascular …

Background Cognitive impairment can reduce the self-care abilities of heart failure patients.
Theory and preliminary evidence suggest that self-care confidence may mediate the …

Background: Adherence to self-care behaviors improves outcomes of patients with heart
failure (HF). Caregivers play an important role in contributing to self-care. Objective: We …

Background Medication nonadherence and depressive symptoms predict hospitalization
and death in patients with heart failure (HF). Depressed patients have lower medication …