Self-management of heart failure in dementia and cognitive impairment: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cornerstone of effective management in heart failure (HF) is the ability to self-care. Aims include i) To determine factors influencing self-care in HF patients with cognitive impairment (CI) and ii) to determine the influence of cognitive domains on self-care in patients with HF and CI.

Methods

MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, EBSCOHost, PsychINFO, ProQuest Research Library, Health Technology Assessment Database, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Scopus databases were systematically searched. Original research describing the relationship between cognition and HF self-care in community-dwelling older persons with dementia/CI in English, published in a peer-reviewed journal from 1^stJanuary(2000)-22^ndMarch(2016) was identified. Study and pop

SUBMITTER: Lovell J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489234 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature