A Systematic Review of Patient Heart Failure Self-care Strategies

Conclusions: Healthcare providers must appreciate that patients view self-care as an “adaptation” that they undertake to maintain their independence and quality of life. In addition, HCPs must recognize that because self-care is a process of learning over time from experience, an individualized approach that emphasizes how to self-care must be adopted for patients to develop the necessary HF self-care skills.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research