Kristen A. Sethares

TL;DR: The Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire is sensitive to major differences in symptom severity but may not be sensitive to subtle differences, and is responsive to high intensity interventions.

TL;DR: A tailored message intervention changed the beliefs of the person with HF in regard to the benefits and barriers of taking medications, following a sodium-restricted diet, and self-monitoring for signs of fluid overload.

TL;DR: The theory of unpleasant symptoms informed the study regarding the multidimensional nature of symptoms, and factor analysis of nine items from the Minnesota Living with HF Questionnaire resulted in three factors, acute and chronic volume overload and emotional distress.

TL;DR: The use of telehealth among older adults is expected to rise, but effective adoption will be successful if the patient’s perspective is kept at the forefront and the facilitators of and barriers to telehealth are addressed.

TL;DR: The authors' analysis supports validity and reliability of the revised 29-item Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) with significant correlations between SCHFI scores and health-related quality-of-life scores.