Authors

1. Freedland , Kenneth E.
2. Skala , Judith A.
3. Steinmeyer , Brian C.
4. Chen , Ling
5. Carney , Robert M.
6. Rich , Michael W.

Abstract

These findings do not support the hypothesis that HF self-care maintenance or management helps to reduce the rate of all-cause readmissions, but they do suggest that the experience of multiple readmissions may help to motivate improvements in HF self-care.