Self-Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
Published: August 31, 2017
- Self-care is defined as a process whereby individuals and their families maintain health through health-promoting behaviors and managing illness.
- People who engage in self-care maintenance adhere to behaviors needed to maintain physical and emotional stability.
- This scientific statement describes the importance of self-care for the American Heart Association mission and vision of building lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: Self-Care: An Ounce of Prevention to Promote or a Pound of Cure to Manage Cardiovascular Health by Corrine Y. Jurgens, PhD, RN, ANP, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN
- Top Things to Know: Self-Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
- AHA News - Self-care: What is it and how do you do it?
Recommended Reading
- Evidence for Therapeutic Patient Education Interventions to Promote Cardiovascular Patient Self-Management
- 2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults
- 2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease
- 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
- 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk
- Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke