Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for incident heart failure and increases the risk of
morbidity and mortality in patients with established disease. Secular trends in the …

Objective To explore the perspectives of patients who live with multiple chronic conditions as
they relate to the challenges of self-management. Data sources On September 30, 2013, we …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2011 and includes selected …

Background: Since the situation-specific theory of heart failure (HF) self-care was published
in 2008, we have learned much about how and why patients with HF take care of …

Nearly 50% of adults have one or more chronic illnesses. Self-care is considered essential
in the management of chronic illness, but the elements of self-care in this context have not …

Aims: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review answering the following
questions:(a) what specific activities do caregivers (CGs) contribute to patients' self-care in …

Abstract'Heart failure self care'refers to the practices in which patients engage to maintain
their own health, and to the decisions that they make about managing signs or symptoms. In …

Background Comorbidity is associated with decreased confidence or self-efficacy to perform
self-care in heart failure patients which, in turn, impairs self-care behaviors. Comorbidity is …

Multimorbidity—the presence of multiple chronic conditions in a patient—has a profound
impact on health, health care utilization, and associated costs. Definitions of multimorbidity …

Optimal outcomes and quality of life for patients with heart failure depend on engagement in
effective self-care activities. Self-care is a complex set of activities and most clinicians are …