Susan Barnason|Connie White?Williams|Laura Rossi|Mae M. Centeno|Deborah L. Crabbe|Kyoung Suk Lee|Nancy McCabe|Julie Nauser|Paula Schulz|Kelly D. Stamp|Kathryn Wood
Evidence for Therapeutic Patient Education Interventions to Promote Cardiovascular Patient Self-Management: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association
burden cardiovascular disease chronic illness increasingly requires patients assume responsibility selfmanagement patient education believed essential component cardiovascular care however limited evidence specific therapeutic patient education approaches used impact patient selfmanagement outcomesan integrative review literature conducted critically analyze published research studies therapeutic patient education selfmanagement selected cardiovascular conditions variability methodological approaches across settings disease conditions effective interventions tailored individual patient needs used multiple components improve selfmanagement outcomes often used multidisciplinary approachesthis synthesis evidence expands base knowledge related development patient selfmanagement skills provides direction rigorous research recommendations provided guide implementation therapeutic patient education clinical practice design comprehensive selfmanagement interventions improve outcomes cardiovascular patients