Authors: Debra K Moser Victoria Dickson Tiny Jaarsma Christopher Lee Anna Stromberg Barbara Riegel
Publish Date: 2012/03/23
Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 265-275
Abstract
Optimal outcomes and quality of life for patients with heart failure depend on engagement in effective selfcare activities Selfcare is a complex set of activities and most clinicians are not adequately prepared to assist their patients to engage in effective selfcare In this paper we provide an overview of selfcare that includes definitions the importance of selfcare to outcomes the physiologic basis for better outcomes with good selfcare cultural perspectives of selfcare and recommendations for the improvement of selfcare Promotion of effective selfcare by all clinicians could substantially reduce the economic and personal burden of repeated rehospitalizations among patients with heart failureConflicts of interest DK Moser has received grant support from the National Institutes of Health NIH V Dickson none T Jaarsma none C Lee is employed by Oregon Health Science University and has received grant support from NIH/NINR American Heart Association and NIH/ORWH A Stromberg none B Riegel has received grant support from the NHLBI
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