Population
Patients with heart failure
Design
Review
Key result
Nursing-led systematic education on self-care for heart failure patients is essential to improve treatment adherence, prevent decompensation episodes, and maintain clinical stability.
Authors
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Supports nurse-led HF self-care education; leaves open need for RCTs to establish causal effects on adherence and stability.
Nurse-led systematic education on self-care is a fundamental strategy to improve adherence and clinical stability in patients with heart failure.
Rabelo et al. (2007) conducted a review in Heart failure. Nursing education and self-care was evaluated. Nursing-led systematic education on self-care for heart failure patients is essential to improve treatment adherence, prevent decompensation episodes, and maintain clinical stability.