Several tools are available aiming to facilitate timely introduction of palliative care. Focus on
identification of needs rather than prognosis appears to be more fitting for people with CHF …

Map the interventions/components directed to the caregivers of heart disease patients in
cardiac rehabilitation programs that promote their role and health. Methods: The Joanna …

Abstract Aims The Danish public healthcare system provides a comprehensive cardiac
rehabilitation (CR) programme, but attendance rates are low among older vulnerable …

Self‐care performed by patients and the caregiver contribution to this self‐care are essential
for improving cardiovascular outcomes; however, so far, no studies have sufficiently …

Results Sample description Table I presents the demographic characteristics of the sample.
In particular, men accounted for 59.8% of the sample, 32.9% were over 70 years of age …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Patients with AF
often experience debilitating symptoms, stress and reduced health-related quality of life …

Objectives Ischemic heart disease (IHD) displays wide social inequalities that are often
explained with reference to lifestyle factors. However, research indicates that social support …

Background: It is well-established that heart failure has a negative impact on quality of life.
However, little is known about patient-related predictors of health-related quality of life …

Heart failure is a serious and complex chronic illness and family caregivers often assist
these individuals in performing self-care. Unsurprisingly, caregivers often are overwhelmed …

Background For patients after acute myocardial infarction, a gap exists in Austrian care in
the early period following hospital discharge. The patients' and their relatives' perspectives …