This article reviewed the self-care assessment tools for patients with atrial fibrillation. The content，characteristics，application and limitations of general and specific self-care assessment tools related to atrial fibrillation were described. The problems of existing self-care assessment tools were analyzed and recommendations were provided. This review provides a reference for clinicians to select appropriate assessment tools with good reliability and validity to evaluate the self-care ability of patients with atrial fibrillation. Meanwhile，it also provides reference for the better development and application of AF self-care assessment tools.