Factors Related to Self-Care in Heart Failure Patients According to the Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness: a Literature Update
Why the study?
What factors influence self-care behavior in heart failure patients according to the middle-range theory of self-care of chronic illness?
Population
Heart failure patients
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports assessment of personal and contextual factors for heart failure self-care; extends the middle-range theory while leaving targeted interventions open.
Structured PICO
What factors influence self-care behavior in heart failure patients according to the middle-range theory of self-care of chronic illness?
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Population
Heart failure patients
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Intervention
Self-care interventions and factors influencing self-care behavior
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Outcome
Factors influencing self-care behavior
Multiple personal and contextual factors, including motivation, habits, and cognitive abilities, must be considered to improve the success of self-care interventions in heart failure patients.
Cite This Study
Jaarsma et al. (2017) studied this question.