BACKGROUND: Patients' self-care behaviour is still suboptimal in many heart failure (HF) patients and underlying mechanisms on how to improve self-care need to be studied. AIMS: (1) To describe the trajectory of patients' self-care behaviour over 1 year, (2) to clarify the relationship between the trajectory …

Door ingrijpende veranderingen in het huidige gezondheidszorgsysteem wordt een steeds groter beroep gedaan op de eigen verantwoordelijkheid en zelfredzaamheid van patiënten. Hiermee samenhangend worden hulp en ondersteuning door partners, familie en andere directe naasten steeds belangrijker. Zorgen …

BACKGROUND:: Physical activity is the only nonpharmacological therapy that is proven to be effective in heart failure (HF) patients in reducing morbidity. To date, little is known about the levels of daily physical activity in HF patients and about related factors. OBJECTIVE:: The objectives of this …