ArticleThe Journal of cardiovascular nursing
Symptom perceptions and self-care behaviors in patients who self-manage heart failure.
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The Effect of a Nurse-led Daily Weight Monitoring Intervention (Wake and Weigh) on Heart Failure Quality of Life and Self-care
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
- Fatigue in Persons With Heart Failure: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Synthesis Using the Biopsychosocial Model of Health.Journal of cardiac failure · 2022Pooled it
- Self-management of heart failure in dementia and cognitive impairment: a systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2019Pooled it
- Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Group Clinic Appointments: Methods, Materials, and Outcomes Used in the Clinical Trial.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingTrial
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- Symptom Management in Chronic Heart Failure: Strategies and Behaviours From Patients' Perspectives-A Scoping Review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Learning Needs in Heart Failure Care Across Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals: A Scoping Review of Asian Studies.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Review
- Interventions to Enhance Interoception and Symptom Attribution in Patients with Heart Failure: A Scoping Review.Current heart failure reports · 2025Article
- Self-Management of Medications During Sick Days for Chronic Conditions: A Scoping Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- A qualitative exploration of the educational needs of people living with heart failure: BANDAIDD-Explore study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Lived Bodily Experience of Worsening Heart Failure from Acute Exacerbation to Recovery: A Phenomenological Study.The Kobe journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Inpatient vs. Outpatient: A Systematic Review of Information Needs throughout the Heart Failure Patient Journey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Impact of Wearable Technology on Heart Failure Management.Galen medical journal · 2024Review
- Managing 'sick days' in patients with chronic conditions: An exploration of patient and healthcare provider experiences.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
- A snapshot of patient experience of illness control after a hospital readmission in adults with chronic heart failure.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Association between Residence Location and Pre-Hospital Delay in Patients with Heart Failure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Does Symptom Recognition Improve Self-Care in Patients with Heart Failure? A Pilot Study Randomised Controlled Trial.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the Heart Failure in Internet Patient Information: Descriptive Survey Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Association between obesity and heart failure symptoms in male and female patients.Clinical obesity · 2017Observational
- Lay Consultations in Heart Failure Symptom Evaluation.SOJ nursing & health care · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with heart failure (HF) are at heightened risk for acute exacerbation requiring hospitalization. Although timely reporting of symptoms can expedite outpatient treatment and avoid the need for hospitalization, few patients recognize and respond to symptoms until acutely ill.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore patients' perceptions of symptoms and self-care behaviors for symptom relief, leading up to a HF hospitalization.
methodsTo examine prehospitalization symptom scenarios, semistructured interviews were conducted with 60 patients hospitalized for acute decompensated HF.
resultsThirty-seven patients (61.7%) said that they had a sense that "something just wasn't quite right" before their symptoms began but were unable to specify further. Signs and symptoms most often recognized by the patients were related to dyspnea (85%), fatigue (53.3%), and edema (41.7%). Few patients interpreted their symptoms as being related to worsening HF and most often attributed symptoms to changes in diet (18.3%) and medications (13.3%). Twenty-six patients (43.3%) used self-care strategies to relieve symptoms before hospital admission. More than 40% of the patients had symptoms at least 2 weeks before hospitalization.
conclusionsDespite the wide dissemination of HF evidence-based guidelines, important components of symptom self-management remain suboptimal. Because most of HF self-management occurs in the postdischarge environment, research is needed that identifies how patients interpret symptoms of HF in the specific contexts in which patients self-manage their HF. These findings suggest the need for interventions that will help patients expeditiously recognize, accurately interpret, and use appropriate and safe self-care strategies for symptoms.
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