Heart Failure Articles


Article Title Author(s) Type Pages
Feasibility of a group-based self-management program among congestive heart failure patients

November 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 6 | Pages 499-512)

Esther S.T.F. Smeulders, Jolanda C.M. van Haastregt, Josiane J.J. Janssen-Boyne, Henri E.J.H. Stoffers, Jacques Th.M. van Eijk, Gertrudis I.J.M. Kempen et al. Full-length article

499-512
Demonstration of psychometric soundness of the Dietary Sodium Restriction Questionnaire in patients with heart failure

March 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 2 | Pages 121-128)

Brooke Bentley, Terry A. Lennie, Martha Biddle, Misook L. Chung, Debra K. Moser et al. Short communication

121-128
Changes in psychosocial distress in outpatients with heart failure with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

March 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 2 | Pages 109-120)

Sue A. Thomas, Erika Friedmann, Stephen S. Gottlieb, Fang Liu, Patricia G. Morton, Deborah W. Chapa, Hyeon-Joo Lee, Eun-Shim Nahm, Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial Investigators. et al. Short communication

109-120
Quality of life in patients with heart failure: Ask the patients

March 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 2 | Pages 100-108)

Seongkum Heo, Terry A. Lennie, Chizimuzo Okoli, Debra K. Moser Full-length article

100-108
Testing a model of patient characteristics, psychologic status, and cognitive function as predictors of self-care in persons with chronic heart failure

September 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 5 | Pages 410-418)

Janette Cameron, Linda Worrall-Carter, Barbara Riegel, Sing Kai Lo, Simon Stewart et al. Full-length article

410-418
Adherence to self-care behavior and factors related to this behavior among patients with heart failure in Japan

September 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 5 | Pages 398-409)

Naoko Kato, Koichiro Kinugawa, Naomi Ito, Atsushi Yao, Masafumi Watanabe, Yasushi Imai, Norihiko Takeda, Masaru Hatano, Keiko Kazuma et al. Full-length article

398-409
Addressing spouses' unique needs after cardiac surgery when recovery is complicated by heart failure

July 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 4 | Pages 284-291)

Susanna Ågren, Gunilla Hollman Frisman, Sören Berg, Rolf Svedjeholm, Anna Strömberg et al. Full-length article

284-291
Self-care and depression in patients with chronic heart failure

September 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 5 | Pages 392-397)

Nicole Holzapfel, Bernd Löwe, Beate Wild, Dieter Schellberg, Christian Zugck, Andrew Remppis, Hugo A. Katus, Markus Haass, Bernhard Rauch, Jana Jünger, Wolfgang Herzog, Thomas Müller-Tasch et al. Full-length article

392-397
Health consequences of partner distress in couples coping with heart failure

July 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 4 | Pages 298-305)

Michael J. Rohrbaugh, Varda Shoham, Audrey A. Cleary, Jeffrey S. Berman, Gordon A. Ewy et al. Full-length article

298-305
Are we teaching what patients need to know? Building skills in heart failure self-care

May 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 3 | Pages 253-261)

Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Barbara Riegel Full-length article

253-261
Reasons for readmission in heart failure: Perspectives of patients, caregivers, cardiologists, and heart failure nurses

September 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 5 | Pages 427-434)

Coby Annema, Marie-Louise Luttik, Tiny Jaarsma Full-length article

427-434
Depressed patients understand heart failure prognosis but not how to control it

September 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 5 | Pages 382-391)

Nancy M. Albert, Richard Zeller Full-length article

382-391
Qualitative analysis of a mutual goal-setting intervention in participants with heart failure

January 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 1 | Pages 1-9)

Karen L. Meyerson, Kay Setter Kline Short communication

1-9
The effect of shared medical visits on knowledge and self-care in patients with heart failure: A pilot study

January 2009 (Vol. 38 | No. 1 | Pages 25-33)

Karen S. Yehle, Laura P. Sands, Patricia A. Rhynders, Gail D. Newton Short communication

25-33
Diastolic heart failure

November 2008 (Vol. 37 | No. 6 | Pages 405-416)

Rebecca Gary, Leslie Davis Full-length article

405-416
Veterans' decision-making preferences and perceived involvement in care for chronic heart failure

November 2008 (Vol. 37 | No. 6 | Pages 440-448)

Keri L. Rodriguez, Cathleen J. Appelt, Galen E. Switzer, Ali F. Sonel, Robert M. Arnold et al. Full-length article

440-448
Testing the psychometric properties of the Medication Adherence Scale in patients with heart failure

September 2008 (Vol. 37 | No. 5 | Pages 334-343)

Jia-Rong Wu, Misook Chung, Terry A. Lennie, Lynne A. Hall, Debra K. Moser et al. Full-length article

334-343
Sexual self-concept, anxiety, and self-efficacy predict sexual activity in heart failure and healthy elders

September 2008 (Vol. 37 | No. 5 | Pages 323-333)

Elaine E. Steinke, David W. Wright, Misook L. Chung, Debra K. Moser Full-length article

323-333
“They diagnosed bad heart”: A qualitative exploration of patients' knowledge about and experiences with heart failure

July 2008 (Vol. 37 | No. 4 | Pages 257-265)

Keri L. Rodriguez, Cathleen J. Appelt, Galen E. Switzer, Ali F. Sonel, Robert M. Arnold et al. Full-length article

257-265
Management of acute decompensated heart failure in an evidence-based era: What is the evidence behind the current standard of care?

May 2008 (Vol. 37 | No. 3 | Pages 173-178)

Wassim H. Fares Full-length article

173-178