Advancing knowledge of self-care instruments

There is growing interest in self-care including those theory-based research instruments designed to measure self-care, such as the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI),1 the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory (SC-CII),2 the Self-Care of Diabetes Inventory (SCODI),3 and the Self-Care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Inventory (SC-COPDI).4 All these instruments, and others available on the website https://self-care-measures.com, are based on the Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness,5 which provides a theoretical basis on which to develop and validate the self-care instruments of chronic diseases.

Source: Heart and Lung - December 16, 2021 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Maria Matarese, Claudio Barbaranelli, Barbara Riegel Source Type: research