Journal article
Caregivers’ contributions to heart failure self-care: A systematic review
Abstract
AIMS: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review answering the following questions: (a) what specific activities do caregivers (CGs) contribute to patients' self-care in heart failure (HF)?; and (b) how mature (or developed) is the science of the CG contribution to self-care?
METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched …
Authors
Buck HG; Harkness K; Wion R; Carroll SL; Cosman T; Kaasalainen S; Kryworuchko J; McGillion M; O’Keefe-McCarthy S; Sherifali D
Journal
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 79–89
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
February 2015
DOI
10.1177/1474515113518434
ISSN
1474-5151