Why the study?
Heart failure outcomes are influenced by self-care, but little is known about the impact of socioecological determinants of health on heart failure self-care.
Integrating socioecological determinants of health into heart failure self-care theory may help better explore, understand, and overcome barriers to self-care through research and health promotion.
May guide exploration of socioecological barriers in heart failure self-care; leaves open empirical validation before clinical use.
Heart failure is a chronic, progressively worsening condition afflicting more than 64 million individuals worldwide. Heart failure outcomes are influenced by self-care, a naturalistic patient-centered decision-making process. The situation-specific theory of heart failure self-care addresses how this decision-making process determines actions and outcomes. However, little is known about the impact of socioecological determinants of health on heart failure self-care. A theoretical synthesis could advance the situation-specific theory of heart failure self-care through the inclusion of socioecological determinants of health. Thus, socioecological determinants of health related to heart failure self-care can be better explored, understood, and overcome through research and health promotion.
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