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Background: Heart failure (HF) symptoms such as dyspnea are common and may precipitate
hospitalization. Medication nonadherence is presumed to be associated with symptom …

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with
prolonged morbidity, repeat hospitalizations, and high costs. Drug therapies and lifestyle …

BACKGROUND: Noncompliance is a major factor in the morbidity and unnecessary hospital
readmissions for patients with heart failure. Several studies have aimed to reduce …

Background: Noncompliance with diet and fluid restriction is a problem in patients with heart
failure (HF). In recent studies, a relationship between compliance with sodium and fluid …

Background: Ineffective medication management contributes to repeated hospitalisation and
death among patients with heart failure. The meaning ascribed to medications and the …

Objective To describe the life goals of heart failure (HF) patients and to determine whether
adherence is influenced by the extent to which these priorities are perceived as compatible …

BACKGROUND: Web-based home care monitoring systems can assess medication
compliance, health status, quality of life, and physiologic parameters. They may help …

Background: Patients with heart failure who take several prescription medications
sometimes have poor adherence to their treatment regimens. Few interventions designed to …

• Background Successful self-care in heart failure often requires lifestyle changes such as
avoiding sodium, excess fluid intake, alcohol, and tobacco; exercising regularly; and losing …