BACKGROUND: Most heart failure (HF) patients have other comorbid conditions. HF self-
care requires medication and diet adherence, daily weight monitoring, and a thoughtful …

Background: Self-care is at the foundation for living with a chronic condition such as heart
failure (HF). Patients with HF express difficulty with translating self-care knowledge into …

Background The aim of this work was to identify the main contextual factors and processes
that influence patients' self-care of heart failure (HF). Methods and Results A systematic …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a costly condition that places large demands on self-care.
Failure to adhere with self-care recommendations is common and associated with frequent …

Self-care of heart failure (HF) is difficult to master, but the reasons why remain unclear. The
purpose of this study was to explore how HF influences patients' lives, assess how they …

Background: Lack of adherence to prescribed therapies and poor symptom recognition are
common reasons for recurring hospitalizations among heart failure (HF) patients. The …

Heart failure (HF) is the final common pathway for many cardiovascular diseases. 1
Internationally, approximately 26 million adults have HF, making it a global public health …

Self-care is an important aspect of heart failure (HF) management. Information on the
determinants of self-care is necessary for the development of self-care promotion …

Self-care is advocated as a method of improving outcomes from heart failure (HF), the final
common pathway for several prevalent illnesses, including hypertension and coronary artery …

OBJECTIVE: Clinicians worldwide seek to educate and support heart failure patients to
engage in self-care. We aimed to describe self-care behaviors of patients from 15 countries …