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The collected literature is professionally, substantively and topically relat- self-care promotion program for people with heart failure 9
ed to the title of the work.
Results
Coping with HF is complex, as it often involves a complex treatment regimen.
Patients with HF should follow dietary and exercise recommendations and
should actively engage with the health facility (Gu et al., 2020).
Statistics confirm SP as a major public health problem, and in the popu-
lation that remains, the disease will only increase. Promoting self-care and dis-
ease management through improved education and follow-up of people with
HF can reduce the possibility of hospital admission, improve patient outcomes,
and reduce healthcare-related costs, which remains essential in this popula-
tion (Hart et al., 2020). If patients do not follow self-care activities, such as tak-
ing therapy regularly or weighing regularly, the symptoms of HF can obvious-
ly worsen.
Between 2004 and 2012, Lainščak and colleagues (2019) in Slovenia re-
corded 2,430,748 hospitalizations due to illness, of which 158,303 (6%) with HF.
The final sample of hospitalizations included 156,859 hospitalizations with SP.
A recent review showed that drug compliance ranges between 20 and
58%. Patients should be advised to always take medication, even when they are
feeling well, as this is due to effective treatment. It is most effective for people
with HF to prepare therapy at home in containers or tablets for the next day, so
that they do not forget to take medication (Rabelo et al., 2007).
We will educate patients and their relatives about heart failure and em-
power them to perform self-care, such as: Education about their medications
and how to manage heart failure, changing eating habits, improving strength
and mobility, daily exercise, monitoring vital signs and symptoms of heart fail-
ure, management of aggravated symptoms, proper use of devices to monitor
blood pressure, heart rate and weight. Indicators of health and well-being of
patients: reduced symptoms of the disease (decompensation symptoms), blood
pressure and pulse within normal limits (normotension and normocardia), im-
proved well-being of an individual with HF, reduced fear of self-care activity.
The aim is to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases among the
Slovenian population, because cardiovascular diseases represent an important
public health problem. However, the participation of the population is impor-
tant for the success of the program, as a key change is the lifestyle of the people.
Discussion
The goal is to create a motivational model for the implementation of self-care
as a method to improve their own well-being and strengthen their health - em-
phasis on people with heart failure and their relatives, and sports opportuni-
ties for everyone else. The goal is to increase knowledge about heart failure,
ed to the title of the work.
Results
Coping with HF is complex, as it often involves a complex treatment regimen.
Patients with HF should follow dietary and exercise recommendations and
should actively engage with the health facility (Gu et al., 2020).
Statistics confirm SP as a major public health problem, and in the popu-
lation that remains, the disease will only increase. Promoting self-care and dis-
ease management through improved education and follow-up of people with
HF can reduce the possibility of hospital admission, improve patient outcomes,
and reduce healthcare-related costs, which remains essential in this popula-
tion (Hart et al., 2020). If patients do not follow self-care activities, such as tak-
ing therapy regularly or weighing regularly, the symptoms of HF can obvious-
ly worsen.
Between 2004 and 2012, Lainščak and colleagues (2019) in Slovenia re-
corded 2,430,748 hospitalizations due to illness, of which 158,303 (6%) with HF.
The final sample of hospitalizations included 156,859 hospitalizations with SP.
A recent review showed that drug compliance ranges between 20 and
58%. Patients should be advised to always take medication, even when they are
feeling well, as this is due to effective treatment. It is most effective for people
with HF to prepare therapy at home in containers or tablets for the next day, so
that they do not forget to take medication (Rabelo et al., 2007).
We will educate patients and their relatives about heart failure and em-
power them to perform self-care, such as: Education about their medications
and how to manage heart failure, changing eating habits, improving strength
and mobility, daily exercise, monitoring vital signs and symptoms of heart fail-
ure, management of aggravated symptoms, proper use of devices to monitor
blood pressure, heart rate and weight. Indicators of health and well-being of
patients: reduced symptoms of the disease (decompensation symptoms), blood
pressure and pulse within normal limits (normotension and normocardia), im-
proved well-being of an individual with HF, reduced fear of self-care activity.
The aim is to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases among the
Slovenian population, because cardiovascular diseases represent an important
public health problem. However, the participation of the population is impor-
tant for the success of the program, as a key change is the lifestyle of the people.
Discussion
The goal is to create a motivational model for the implementation of self-care
as a method to improve their own well-being and strengthen their health - em-
phasis on people with heart failure and their relatives, and sports opportuni-
ties for everyone else. The goal is to increase knowledge about heart failure,
