Why the study?
What are the individual and dyadic determinants of self-care confidence in heart failure care dyads?
Population
329 Italian heart failure dyads (patients and their caregivers, who were either spouses or adult children)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports dyadic HF confidence assessment; leaves open causal effects on outcomes in prospective trials.
What are the individual and dyadic determinants of self-care confidence in heart failure care dyads?
Heart failure self-care confidence is influenced by both patient and caregiver factors, highlighting the need for a dyadic approach to HF management.
Lyons et al. (2015) studied this question.
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