Self-care is at the foundation for living with a chronic condition such as heart failure (HF). Patients with
HF express difficulty with translating self-care knowledge into understanding ‘‘how’’ to engage in these activities and
behaviors. Understanding the strategies that patients develop to engage in self-care will help healthcare providers (HCPs)
improve support for unmet self-care needs of HF patients. The purpose of this systematic review was to highlight
strategies that HF patients use to accommodate self-care recommendations into the reality of their daily lives.