The key role of caregiver confidence in the caregiver's contribution to self-care in adults with heart failure
Conclusion:
These findings suggest that caregivers in this sample did not contribute meaningfully to HF self-care. Providers should educate both HF patients and caregivers. Interventions that improve caregiver confidence have the potential to successfully increase the caregivers’ contribution to patients’ self-care.
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Vellone, E., D'Agostino, F., Buck, H. G., Fida, R., Spatola, C. F., Petruzzo, A., Alvaro, R., Riegel, B. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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