The situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to heart failure self-care
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Vellone, Ercole, Riegel, Barbara and Alvaro, Rosaria. (2021). The situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to heart failure self-care. In In Im, Eun-Ok and Meleis, Afaf I. (Ed.). Situation specific theories : Development, utilization, and evaluation in nursing pp. 193-206 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63223-6_14
Authors | Vellone, Ercole, Riegel, Barbara and Alvaro, Rosaria |
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Editors | Im, Eun-Ok and Meleis, Afaf I. |
Abstract | The situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to heart failure (HF) self-care describes the processes that caregivers could use for HF self-care. The major concepts of the theory include: contributors, mediators, process, outcomes, and feedback loops. These major concepts are influenced by caregivers’ cultural values. The contributors are the factors related to caregivers, patients, and caregiver-patient dyads. The mediators include caregiver self-efficacy that mediates the interactions between the contributors and the process. The process that is the central focus of the theory includes the sub-concepts of caregiver contribution to self-care maintenance, caregiver contribution to symptom perception, and caregiver contribution to self-care management. The outcomes are related to caregivers’ and patients’ outcomes and can be positive or negative. Finally, the feedback loops are the influences of the outcomes on the process. The situation-specific theory of caregiver contributions to HF self-care is a new theory that needs more testing and utilization. However, it has great potential to be used in clinical practice, nursing education, and research since the prevalence and incidence rates of HF are increasing worldwide and lay caregivers have key roles in HF self-care. |
Keywords | theory; caregivers; heart failure; self-care; self-efficacy; cultural values |
Page range | 193-206 |
Year | 2021 |
Book title | Situation specific theories : Development, utilization, and evaluation in nursing |
Publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
Place of publication | Cham, Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783030632229 |
9783030632236 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63223-6_14 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 06 Feb 2021 |
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Deposited | 22 Apr 2022 |
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