Irene D. Bos-Touwen|Nini H. Jonkman|Heleen Westland|Marieke J. Schuurmans|Frans H. Rutten|Niek de Wit|Jaap C.A. Trappenburg
Tailoring of Self-Management Interventions in Patients With Heart Failure
University Medical Center Utrecht|University Medical Center Utrecht|University Medical Center Utrecht|University Medical Center Utrecht|University Medical Center Utrecht|University Medical Center Utrecht|University Medical Center Utrecht
effectiveness heart failure hf selfmanagement interventions varies within patients suggesting one size fit expected effectiveness optimized interventions tailored individual patients aim review synthesize literature current use tailoring selfmanagement interventions patient characteristics associated selfmanagement capacity success interventions building blocks tailoring within available trials degree interventions explicitly tailored marginal often limited content found certain patient characteristics associated poor selfmanagement capacity influence effectiveness given intervention ie age gender ethnicity disease severity number comorbidities characteristics low income literacy education baseline selfmanagement capacity fact indicators patients high likelihood success increased scientific efforts needed continue unraveling success selfmanagement interventions validate modifying impact currently known patient characteristics