Clinicians should routinely assess caregiver heart failure self-care practices and provide education, as some caregiver practices are incorrect despite their contribution to self-care.
May warrant assessing caregiver HF self-care practices; leaves open impact of targeted education.
Although caregivers described contributing to patients' HF self-care maintenance and management, some of their practices were incorrect. Because the caregiver contributions to HF self-care can improve patient outcomes, clinicians should routinely assess caregiver HF self-care practices and provide education and reinforcement regarding evidence-based practices.
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