Self‐care is defined as a naturalistic decision‐making process addressing both the
prevention and management of chronic illness, with core elements of self‐care …

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that affects> 6.5 million Americans, with an estimated 550
000 new cases diagnosed each year. The complexity of heart failure management is …

Abstract The Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness has been used widely
since it was first published in 2012. With the goal of theoretical refinement in mind, we …

Introduction: In a recent report, the American Heart Association estimated that medical costs
and productivity losses of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are expected to grow from …

Despite the importance of both members of the adult patient–care partner dyad, a majority of
research on illness management is focused on the patient or the care partner. The basic …

Background Populations globally are ageing, resulting in higher incidence rates of chronic
diseases. Digital health platforms, designed to support those with chronic conditions to self …

Background: Self-care is essential in people with chronic heart failure (HF). The process of
self-care was refined in the revised situation specific theory of HF self-care, so we updated …

Background The literature on caregiver contributions to heart failure (HF) patient self-care
has grown rapidly during the last few years, but theory guiding this growth is lacking …

Many of the 23 million individuals with heart failure (HF) worldwide receive daily, unpaid
support from a family member or friend. Although HF and palliative care practice guidelines …

Background Self-care behaviours are crucial in reducing chronic heart failure (HF) morbidity
and mortality but performance remains poor worldwide. This study draws on Temporal Self …