Key result
Biological, psychological, and social factors influence self-care maintenance and management in HF patients.
Why the study?
What biological, psychological, and social factors influence self-care in patients with heart failure?
What biological, psychological, and social factors influence self-care in patients with heart failure?
A variety of biological, psychological, and social factors, including social support, cognitive ability, and self-efficacy, are critical determinants of self-care adherence in heart failure patients.
May warrant biopsychosocial assessment in HF self-care; leaves open efficacy of targeted interventions.
The concept of self-care is now well established in government policy and guides the clinical management of patients with long-term conditions, including those with heart failure. Self-care is defined here as adherence to medication and recommended lifestyle advice (self-care maintenance), and recognising, monitoring and responding to symptoms (self-care management). In this literature review, the influence of biological, psychological and social factors on self-care in heart failure are considered. Levels of social support, the patient provider relationship, functional and cognitive ability, depression, personal beliefs, knowledge and psychological factors such as motivation and self-efficacy have all been shown to influence self-care in this patient group. The implications for practice in the light of this review are considered.
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Julie MacInnes (2008) conducted a review in Heart failure. Biological, psychological and social factors was evaluated on Self-care (maintenance and management). Biological, psychological, and social factors, including social support, depression, and self-efficacy, influence self-care maintenance and management in patients with heart failure.
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