Barbara Riegel

Barbara Riegel is an American clinical researcher, clinical nurse specialist, academic, and author. She is a Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, a Professor Emerita at San Diego State University, and Co-Director of the International Center for Self-Care Research.

Riegel has published over 600 papers on various topics regarding self-care, such as treatment adherence, sleep, condition monitoring, and self-management of symptoms associated with chronic illness. She has developed theory and self-report measures of self-care. Her research in the field is supported by several organizations, including NIH, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and private foundations. She is the editor of 4 books, entitled ''Dreifus' Pacemaker Therapy: An Interprofessional Approach'', ''Psychological Aspects of Critical Care Nursing'', ''Improving Outcomes in Heart Failure: An Interdisciplinary Approach”, and ''Cardiac Nursing: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease.''

Riegel is an elected Fellow of several professional organizations, including Heart Failure Society of America, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, American Heart Association, and the American Academy of Nursing. She is also the Founding Editor of the ''Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing''. Provided by Wikipedia