Self-care includes actively caring for oneself in times of health and illness. The concept of self-care is not uniformly defined in Slovenia and is a rare research topic. A concept analysis of selfcare according to Walker and Avant was conducted for the Slovenian context. For this purpose, a review of Slovenian professional and scientific literature was conducted. The concept of self-care includes the following attributes: active self-care, activities to achieve optimal health and well-being, which are carried out continuously. The antecedents of selfcare are motivation and information, health literacy and health education, so that the patient has the necessary knowledge and skills and can implement them independently. The results of self-care are better quality of life and life satisfaction, better acceptance of treatment, reduced burden on healthcare systems and better quality of healthcare services. Further research and upgrading of the conceptual model of self-care would be useful to develop specific nursing interventions to promote self-care in patients at different stages of life and approaches for their implementation.
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