A systematic review of the effectiveness of current interventions to assist adults with heart failure to comply with therapy and enhance self-care behaviours.

Heart failure is a common chronic disease that is one of the leading causes of hospitalisations in many countries around the world. Poor compliance with recommended self-care behaviours, for example managing medication and diet regimes, rather than the deterioration of the cardiac condition, have contributed to a significant proportion of heart failure exacerbations. Patients with heart failure can benefit from interventions that aim to increase their knowledge of the disease and support them in managing their care. There is a need, however, to determine which interventions, if any, are more effective in achieving the aims of self-care.