title: Health promotion in heart failure--a paradigm shift.
abstract: For people living with heart failure, levels of health exist along a continuum in correlation with the illness experience. A focus on health promotion rather than only disease or symptom management expands opportunities for self-care and presents an emerging paradigm shift in the care of people with heart failure. Results from 2 studies revealed that few health-promoting behaviors were reported by patients with heart failure until a focused intervention that emphasized health promotion as part of self-care was implemented.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, 78701, USA. apclark@mail.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Angela P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Alexa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stuifbergen
authors.forename: Nell H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Voelmeck
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Darby
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delville
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*