Implementing the MIRROR-TCM Randomised Control Trial During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.

Aim: To evaluate the implementation of the Transitional Care Model (TCM), an evidence-based, advanced practice registered nurse-led multi-component intervention, as part of a randomised controlled trial during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: Parallel convergent mixed-methods approach.

Methods: Data for this study were collected between June 2020 and February 2021.

Exploring illness perceptions of multimorbidity among community-dwelling older adults: a mixed methods study.

Background: Illness perceptions are individual beliefs or experiences about the nature and treatment of their illness. Although extensive research exists about illness perceptions, little is known about illness perceptions of multimorbidity.

Methods: The purpose of this parallel-convergent mixed-methods study was to comprehensively explore illness perception of multimorbidity among community dwelling older adults.

Self-Care of African Immigrant Adults with Chronic Illness.

This cross-sectional study aims to describe the self-care of adult African immigrants in the US with chronic illness and explore the relationship between acculturation and self-care. A total of 88 African immigrants with chronic illness were enrolled. Self-care was measured with the Self Care of Chronic Illness Inventory v3 and the Self-Care Self-Efficacy scale.

Cross-cultural applicability of the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale in a multi-national study.

Aim: The Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale (SCSES) was newly developed as a self-report measure for self-care self-efficacy for chronic illness. This study investigated its measurement equivalence (ME) in different cultural groups, including United States, China (Hong Kong), Italy, and Brazil.

Design: A multi-national study for cross-cultural validation of the Scale.

Characteristics of self-care interventions for patients with a chronic condition: A scoping review.

Background: Self-care is a fundamental element of treatment for patients with a chronic condition and a major focus of many interventions. A large body of research exists describing different types of self-care interventions, but these studies have never been compared across conditions. Examination of heterogeneous interventions could provide insights into effective approaches that should be used in diverse patient populations.

Cross-cultural assessment of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory: A psychometric evaluation.

Background: Self-care refers to behaviors that individuals adopt to prevent or maintain the stability of an illness (self-care maintenance), to monitor signs and symptoms (self-care monitoring), and to respond to signs and symptoms of an illness exacerbation (self-care management). A generic measure of self-care, the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory, based on the Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness, was developed for use in individuals with any number and type of chronic conditions.

Objective: The current study investigated the measurement equivalence of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory in individuals from three different cultural groups.

Cultural factors influencing self-care by persons with cardiovascular disease: An integrative review.

Background: Self-care is critical for maintaining health, minimizing disease complications, and improving quality of life. Understanding valid, culturally-specific practices and their influence on self-care behaviors can inform development of interventions to improve outcomes for individuals living with cardiovascular disease (CVD). To date, the influence of culture on self-care behaviors has not been adequately examined in different CVD populations.

Psychometric Testing of the Revised Self-Care of Heart Failure Index.

Background: Self-care is essential in people with chronic heart failure (HF). The process of self-care was refined in the revised situation specific theory of HF self-care, so we updated the instrument measuring self-care to match the updated theory. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the revised 29-item Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI).