to enhance self-care deficits. These researchers conducted
a study on 209 participants to determine if there were
specific predictors such as gender, age, socioeconomic status,
level of education, social support, comorbidity, and
severity of symptoms among patients with heart failure
that would influence self-care practices of taking medications
as prescribed, following a low-salt diet, observing
fluid restrictions, weighing themselves daily, and being in
tune with their early signs and symptoms of worsening
heart failure