Self-care is advocated as a method of improving outcomes from heart failure (HF), the final
common pathway for several prevalent illnesses, including hypertension and coronary artery …

This Review discusses physiological, emotional, behavioural, and cognitive aspects of
psychological adjustment to chronic illness. Reviewing the reports of the past decade, we …

Background Despite advances in treatment, the increasing and ageing population makes
heart failure an important cause of morbidity and death worldwide. It is associated with high …

Background: Heart failure is an escalating health problem around the world. Despite
significant scientific advances, heart failure patients experience multiple physical and …

OBJECTIVE: This review examined the effectiveness of self-management interventions
compared to usual care on mortality, all-cause hospital readmissions, chronic heart failure …

Tiivistelmä Tutkimus oli kaksivaiheinen. Ensimmäisen vaiheen tarkoituksena oli kuvailla ja
selittää ohjauksen laatua potilaiden ja hoitohenkilöstön arvioimana. Tutkimuksen toisen …

As advances in medical treatment of heart failure (HF) become limited, other factors are
being studied to improve outcomes. There is much evidence that supportive social relations …

BACKGROUND: Contemporary health care systems are constantly challenged to revise
traditional methods of health care delivery. These challenges are multifaceted and stem …

More than 5 million Americans are living with heart failure, with an additional 500 000 cases
diagnosed each year. 1 Ongoing improvements in patient management will only increase …

Patients with heart failure have multiple readmissions to hospital, a poor prognosis and
varying quality of life. This paper explores how patients with heart failure and their family …