Background: Heart failure is a disease that affects societal costs, healthcare needs and, above all, the patient's quality of life. By highlighting patients' experiences of being cared for heart failure, an increased understanding and knowledge can be established among care staff.

Aim:The aim was to highlight patients with heartfailure experiences of receiving support in self-care.

Method: A literature review was conducted to highlight knowledge in the field. We reviewed qualitative and quantitative scientific articles from Cinahl and Pubmed.

Results: The results are presented in the following themes: Knowledge, motivation, and support. As well as sub-themes about information, home environment, restrictions and barriers and commitment from healthcare staff and the surroundings.

Conclusions: Patients with heart failure have both limitations and obstacles in heart failure. In addition, patients have a lack of self-care regarding heart failure, which led to reduced well-being. Patients needed support, knowledge, and advice to strengthen the patient's self-determination over the situation. Based on the literature review, the nurse should understand the patient's experience of self-care in heart failure in order to collaborate with the patient and be able to adapt the care to his or her individual needs.