Authors found no change in patient self-care agency between hospital admission and discharge. Outcomes may have been due to the inappropriate choice of the conceptual framework applied for acute care settings or to the insufficient length of the study. A longitudinal approach to observe long-term improvement of self-care capabilities is recommended.
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