Factors Related to Self-Care in Heart Failure Patients According to the Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness: a Literature Update

Current Heart Failure Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 71-77

  Jaarsma, Tiny ^a,b   Cameron, Jan ^c,d   Riegel, Barbara ^b,e   Stromberg, Anna ^a,f  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Self care; Self care maintenance; Self care management; Self care monitoring

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COGNITION; CULTURAL VALUE; EXPERIENCE; HABIT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SKILL; SOCIAL BELIEF;

EID: 85013073184     PISSN: 15469530     EISSN: 15469549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11897-017-0324-1     Document Type: Review

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