Keep yourself free of heart failure symptoms 1.90 0.71 1–4
Follow the treatment advice given to you 2.67 0.66 1–4
Evaluate the importance of your symptoms 2.50 0.57 1–4
Recognize changes in your health if they occur 2.67 0.71 1–4
Do something that will relieve your symptoms 2.50 0.73 1–4
Evaluate how well a remedy works 2.50 0.57 1–4
Total self-care scale α = 0.51 48.33 5.06 20–80