Journal article
Self-Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association
Journal of the American Heart Association, Vol.6(9), e006997
08/31/2017
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006997
PMCID: PMC5634314
PMID: 28860232
Abstract
Self-care is defined as a naturalistic decision-making process addressing both the prevention and management of chronic illness, with core elements of self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring, and self-care management. In this scientific statement, we describe the importance of self-care in the American Heart Association mission and vision of building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The evidence supporting specific self-care behaviors such as diet and exercise, barriers to self-care, and the effectiveness of self-care in improving outcomes is reviewed, as is the evidence supporting various individual, family-based, and community-based approaches to improving self-care. Although there are many nuances to the relationships between self-care and outcomes, there is strong evidence that self-care is effective in achieving the goals of the treatment plan and cannot be ignored. As such, greater emphasis should be placed on self-care in evidence-based guidelines.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Self-Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association
- Creators
- Barbara RiegelDebra K MoserHarleah G BuckVictoria Vaughan DicksonSandra B DunbarChristopher S LeeTerry A LennieJoAnn LindenfeldJudith E MitchellDiane J Treat-JacobsonDavid E WebberAmerican Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke NursingAmerican Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular DiseaseAmerican Heart Association Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Heart Association, Vol.6(9), e006997
- DOI
- 10.1161/JAHA.117.006997
- PMID
- 28860232
- PMCID
- PMC5634314
- ISSN
- 2047-9980
- eISSN
- 2047-9980
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/31/2017
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370653502771
Metrics
5 Record Views