Many of the 23 million individuals with heart failure (HF) worldwide receive daily, unpaid
support from a family member or friend. Although HF and palliative care practice guidelines …

Background: Since the situation-specific theory of heart failure (HF) self-care was published
in 2008, we have learned much about how and why patients with HF take care of …

Despite the importance of both members of the adult patient–care partner dyad, a majority of
research on illness management is focused on the patient or the care partner. The basic …

Over the past decade, there has been substantial growth in heart failure (HF) research that
focuses on persons with HF and their care partners (family members or other close friends …

Background: Self-care for patients with heart failure includes engaging in behaviours that
maintain medical stability and manage problematic symptoms, as well as the confidence in …

Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate a heart failure education programme developed
for patients and carers in Thailand. Background Heart failure is major health problem. This is …

Background Heart failure is a burdensome clinical syndrome, and patients and their
caregivers are responsible for the vast majority of heart failure care. Objectives This study …

Background Patient's knowledge about heart failure (HF) contributes to successful HF self-
care, but less is known about shared patient-caregiver knowledge. Objectives The purpose …

Objectives To identify the needs of caregivers supporting a person with heart failure and to
inform the development of a caregiver resource to be used as part of a home-based self …

Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a public health problem.
Patients with CVDs face difficulties adhering to self-care recommendations and experience …