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The Role of Dyadic Confidence on Engagement in Heart Failure Care Behaviors
Author(s) -
Karen S. Lyons,
Jill M. Gelow,
Shirin O. Hiatt,
James O. Mudd,
Jonathan Auld,
Christopher Chien,
Christopher S. Lee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnx030
Subject(s) - dyad , spouse , confidence interval , psychology , low confidence , structural equation modeling , social support , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , statistics , mathematics , sociology , anthropology
Increasingly, older adults and their families are expected to manage complex conditions with little support. In the case of heart failure (HF), symptom monitoring and management are critical in preventing acute exacerbations and poor clinical outcomes. The current study examined the role of dyadic confidence on engagement in HF care behaviors by patients and their spouses.

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