Improving support for heart failure patients: A systematic review to understand patients' perspectives on self-care

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Last year literature searched

2012
Year Published

2015
Quality Rating

6/9 (AMSTAR rating from Program in Policy Decision-making)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (26); Australia (2); Canada (2); UK (2); Malaysia (1); Netherlands (1); New Zealand (1); Thailand (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
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Country focus

USA (26); Australia (2); Canada (2); UK (2); Malaysia (1); Netherlands (1); New Zealand (1); Thailand (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

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Publication details

Citation

Spaling MA, Currie K, Strachan PH, Harkness K, Clark AM. Improving support for heart failure patients: A systematic review to understand patients' perspectives on self-care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2015.
DOI

10.1111/jan.12712

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