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Health literacy, self-efficacy, symptom experience, and social support predict self-care in HF patients.
Health literacy, self-efficacy, symptom experience, and social support are key predictors of self-care in heart failure patients, highlighting areas for targeted nursing interventions.
May guide nurses targeting these predictors to boost HF self-care; extends evidence but leaves causality open pending interventional trials.
Health literacy, self-efficacy, symptom experience and social support were key predictors of self-care among patients with heart failure. Nurses should assess these factors and provide tailored, literacy-sensitive education and support to strengthen patients' confidence and resources. These findings may guide practice guidelines and development of theory-based nursing interventions to improve self-care.
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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question. Health literacy, self-efficacy, symptom experience, and social support are key predictors of self-care among patients with heart failure.
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