title: Theory-based low-sodium diet education for heart failure patients.
abstract: Theory-based teaching strategies for promoting adherence to a low-sodium diet among patients with heart failure are presented in this article. The strategies, which are based on the theory of planned behavior, address patient attitude, subjective norm, and perceived control as patients learn how to follow a low-sodium diet. Home health clinicians can select a variety of the instructional techniques presented to meet individual patient learning needs.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, KY 40536-0232, USA. jdwels00@uky.edu
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marcinek
authors.forename: Demetrius
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abshire
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Lennie
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biddle
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.forename: Debra K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Moser
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D015930:Diet Records; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials