Determinants of effective heart failure self-care




Heart podcast show

Summary: Heart failure (HF) self-care matters, but what matters most in HF self-care? To inform the design of future interventions and promote effective HF self-care, a systematic review of qualitative studies has recently been published in Heart. This examines patients’ and caregivers’ needs, experiences and preferences regarding the nature and determinants of HF self-care. Alistair Lindsay talks to co-author Alexander Clark, professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, about the findings. Read the full review here: <p>Determinants of effective heart failure self-care: a systematic review of patients’ and caregivers’ perceptions http://goo.gl/Lb3adm</p>