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

Recent cross-sectional, population-based echocardiographic studies show that about half of
all patients with heart failure have preserved left ventricular systolic function (HF-PSF) …

Clinical Presentation, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Admitted With
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function: A Report From the …

Background: Improvement of self‐care behaviour is an aim of several non‐pharmacological
nurse‐led management programmes for patients with heart failure. These programmes are …

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a progressive clinical condition that results in
substantial impairment of quality of life (QOL). Helping patients maintain optimal QOL is …

Background: Limited comparative studies assessing the health‐related quality of life (HRQL)
in heart failure (HF) patients with preserved vs. low ejection fraction (LVEF) have been …

Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the effects of a supportive educational
nursing intervention on self-care abilities, self-care behavior, and quality of life of patients …

Objective Psychological distress has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with
chronic heart failure (HF), which is assumed to be partly due to poor HF self-care behavior …

Background Despite suffering from poor prognosis, progressive exercise intolerance, and
impaired quality of life (QoL), effective therapeutic strategies in heart failure with preserved …

Background Congestive heart failure (HF) represents a major public health problem with an
age-related increasing prevalence. Despite the high mortality and morbidity in elderly …