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Patient self-management in chronic heart failure – establishing concordance between guidelines and practice
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posted on 2015-09-12, 00:00 authored by S R Toukhsati, Andrea DriscollAndrea Driscoll, D L HareChronic heart failure (CHF) is a progressive and debilitating disease with a broad symptom profile, intermittently marked by periods of acute decompensation. CHF patients are encouraged to self-manage their illness, such as adhering to medical regimens and monitoring symptoms, to optimise health outcomes and quality of life. In so doing, patients are asked to collaborate with their health service providers with regard to their care. However, patients generally do not self-manage well, even with specialist support. Moreover, self- management interventions are yet to demonstrate morbidity or mortality benefits. Social network approaches to self-management consider the availability and mobilisation of all resources, beyond those of only the patient and healthcare providers. Used in conjunction with e-health platforms, social network approaches may offer a means by which to optimise self-management programmes of the future.
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Cardiac failure reviewVolume
1Issue
2Season
WinterPagination
128 - 131Publisher
Radcliffe CardiologyLocation
Marlow, Eng.Publisher DOI
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2057-7540eISSN
2057-7559Publication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, Radcliffe CardiologyUsage metrics
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