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To identify and provide clarity on factors that influence coping and the type of coping strategies used by patients with heart failure (HF) to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

The Arksey and O’Malley template framed this scoping review guided by the stress and coping model. Five databases were explored: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Keywords included HF, quality of life, coping, and influencing factors. Eligibility criteria involved patients with HF, reported on coping strategies and HRQoL, and published in English. Thirty-five studies were included (4 randomized controlled trials, 27 cross-sectional, and 4 qualitative/mixed methods). Active emotional coping (e.g. acceptance) and problem-focused (e.g. seeking social support) coping strategies were linked to better HRQoL, while avoidant emotional coping (e.g …