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Self‐care of heart failure patients: practical management recommendations from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
Author(s) -
Jaarsma Tiny,
Hill Loreena,
BayesGenis Antoni,
La Rocca HansPeter Brunner,
Castiello Teresa,
Čelutkienė Jelena,
MarquesSule Elena,
Plymen Carla M.,
Piper Susan E.,
Riegel Barbara,
Rutten Frans H.,
Ben Gal Tuvia,
Bauersachs Johann,
Coats Andrew J.S.,
Chioncel Ovidiu,
Lopatin Yuri,
Lund Lars H.,
Lainscak Mitja,
Moura Brenda,
Mullens Wilfried,
Piepoli Massimo F.,
Rosano Giuseppe,
Seferovic Petar,
Strömberg Anna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.149
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1879-0844
pISSN - 1388-9842
DOI - 10.1002/ejhf.2008
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , expert opinion , quality of life (healthcare) , health care , disease management , medline , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , family medicine , alternative medicine , nursing , cardiology , health management system , pathology , economics , political science , law , economic growth
Self‐care is essential in the long‐term management of chronic heart failure. Heart failure guidelines stress the importance of patient education on treatment adherence, lifestyle changes, symptom monitoring and adequate response to possible deterioration. Self‐care is related to medical and person‐centred outcomes in patients with heart failure such as better quality of life as well as lower mortality and readmission rates. Although guidelines give general direction for self‐care advice, health care professionals working with patients with heart failure need more specific recommendations. The aim of the management recommendations in this paper is to provide practical advice for health professionals delivering care to patients with heart failure. Recommendations for nutrition, physical activity, medication adherence, psychological status, sleep, leisure and travel, smoking, immunization and preventing infections, symptom monitoring, and symptom management are consistent with information from guidelines, expert consensus documents, recent evidence and expert opinion.