A mixed methods study describing the self-care practices in an older working population with cardiovascular disease (CVD): Balancing work, life and health

•Physical capacity and work-related factors explained 22% of variance in self-care maintenance.•Inadequate self-care management linked to attribution of symptoms to job stress not CVD.•Job stress, work-life imbalance and organizational injustice impeded self-care.•Self-care interventions should target stress, work-life balance and workplace support.