title: The use of supportive-educative and mutual goal-setting strategies to improve self-management for patients with heart failure.
abstract: This study examined the effects of 2 home healthcare nursing approaches--supportive-educative and mutual goal setting--on self-management for patients with heart failure. Both approaches are specifically related to participants' understanding of heart failure and self-efficacy in managing the condition. An experimental, longitudinal, repeated-measures design was used with a sample of 88 participants. Although no significant difference was demonstrated in participants' understanding of heart failure, the supportive-educative group showed a significantly increased self-efficacy in managing heart failure symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. klinek@gvsu.edu
authors.forename: Kay Setter
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: Linda D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Agnes S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires