Objective Psychological distress has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with
chronic heart failure (HF), which is assumed to be partly due to poor HF self-care behavior …

Aim To systematically review the status of self‐care in patients with heart failure through the
Self‐Care of Heart Failure Index scale. Design A systematic review and meta‐analysis …

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 and objective The number of studies in the area of self-care is growing and
international researchers are increasingly developing self-care interventions to improve …

Background: Self-care for patients with heart failure includes engaging in behaviours that
maintain medical stability and manage problematic symptoms, as well as the confidence in …

Abstract The Self‐Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) is used widely, but issues with
reliability have been evident. Cronbach alpha coefficient is usually used to assess reliability …

Abstract Knowledge of a scale's dimensionality is an essential preliminary step to the
application of any measure of reliability derived from classical test theory—an approach …

Background Caregiver contributions (CC) to heart failure (HF) self-care maintenance (ie, CC
to maintaining HF stability) and management (ie, CC to dealing with HF signs and …

Background: Self-care can improve heart failure outcomes. Self-care confidence is
associated with self-care behaviors and may serve as a mediator between potential …

Background Self-care, a key element of heart failure care, is challenging for patients with
impaired cognition. Mechanisms through which cognitive impairment affects self-care are …