TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-care for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease and stroke
T2 - A scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American heart association
AU - Riegel, Barbara
AU - Moser, Debra K.
AU - Buck, Harleah G.
AU - VaughanDickson, Victoria
AU - B.Dunbar, Sandra
AU - Lee, Christopher S.
AU - Lennie, Terry A.
AU - Lindenfeld, Jo Ann
AU - Mitchell, Judith E.
AU - Treat-Jacobson, Diane J.
AU - Webber, David E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - AHA scientific statements
KW - Cardiovascular disease
KW - Prevention
KW - Self-care
KW - Stroke
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U2 - 10.1161/JAHA.117.006997
DO - 10.1161/JAHA.117.006997
M3 - Article
C2 - 28860232
AN - SCOPUS:85029768877
SN - 2047-9980
VL - 6
JO - Journal of the American Heart Association
JF - Journal of the American Heart Association
IS - 9
M1 - e006997
ER -