[Comparative analysis of self-care assessment scales in patients with chronic heart failure, advantages and disadvantages].

Aim To compare Russian versions of the scales for assessment of self-care ability in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale (EHFScBS_9) and The Self-Сare of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI, version 6.2).Materials and methods Assessment of the self-care ability was performed with Russian versions of EHFScBS_9 and SCHFI (version 6.