Why the study?
African Americans have higher risk of HF and lower rates of HF self-care with poorer health outcomes, necessitating exploration of self-care practices.
Systematic Review (n=2,114)
Suggests nuanced discussions of symptom strategies in African American HF patients; hypothesis-generating for equitable self-care interventions.
African Americans have a higher risk of developing heart failure (HF) than persons from other ethnic groups. Once diagnosed, they have lower rates of HF self-care and poorer health outcomes. Promoting engagement in HF self-care is amenable to change and represents an important way to improve the health of African Americans with HF. This study used a community-based participatory action research methodology called photovoice to explore the practice of HF self-care among low-income, urban, community dwelling African Americans. Using the photovoice methodology, themes emerged regarding self-care management and self-care maintenance.
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Woda et al. (2015) conducted a systematic review in Chronic Heart Failure (NYHA Classes II-IV) (n=2,114). Symptom management behaviors and strategies was evaluated on Patient-reported strategies, behaviors, and perceived outcomes in everyday symptom management mapped to Dodd's Symptom Management Model.
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