Patterns of Self-care in Adults With Heart Failure and Their Associations With Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics, Quality of Life, and Hospitalizations: A Cluster Analysis.

CONCLUSION: The 4 clusters identified in this study and their associated characteristics could be used to tailor interventions aimed at improving self-care behaviors in HF patients.
PMID: 26938506 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - March 2, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Vellone E, Fida R, Ghezzi V, D'Agostino F, Biagioli V, Paturzo M, Strömberg A, Alvaro R, Jaarsma T Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research