Barbara Riegel, Shayleigh Dickson Page, Subhash Aryal, Christopher S Lee, Andrew Belfiglio, Kenneth E Freedland, Anna Stromberg, Ercole Vellone, Heleen Westland, Michelle M van Rijn, Sara Pettersson, Douglas J Wiebe, Tiny Jaarsma
OBJECTIVE: Insights into how symptoms influence self-care can guide patient education and improve symptom control. This study examined symptom characteristics, causal attributions, and contextual factors influencing self-care of adults with arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, or heart failure. METHODS: Adults (n = 81) with a symptomatic chronic illness participated in a longitudinal observational study. Using Ecological Daily Assessment, participants described one symptom twice daily for two weeks, rating its frequency, severity, bothersomeness, duration, causes, and self-care...
February 24, 2024: Patient Education and Counseling