title: Improving quality of life in patients with heart failure: an innovative behavioral intervention.
abstract: Nurses play a major role in assisting patients with chronic diseases manage their symptoms, adhere to treatment, and change behavior. This article describes an innovative behavioral intervention for patients with heart failure. The rationale and theoretical basis for the intervention, implementation, and evaluation of the intervention and its implications for use in clinical practice and further research are presented.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, Calif. 92161, USA. mary.kodiath@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodiath
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shively
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires