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      Factors Affecting Health Related Quality of Life in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure.

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          This study identified factors affecting health related quality of life (HRQOL) in 300 hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF). Data were collected by the completion of a questionnaire which included patients' characteristics and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ). Analysis of data showed that the median of the total score of MLHFQ was 46 and the median of the physical and mental state was 22 and 6, respectively. Also, participants who were householders or had "other" professions had lower score of 17 points and therefore better quality of life compared to patients who were civil/private employees (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, resp.). Patients not receiving anxiolytics and antidepressants had lower quality of life scores of 6 and 15.5 points, respectively, compared to patients who received (p = 0.003 and p < 0.001, resp.). Patients with no prior hospitalization had lower score of 7 points compared to those with prior hospitalization (p = 0.002), whereas patients not retired due to the disease had higher score of 7 points (p = 0.034). Similar results were observed for the physical and mental state. Improvement of HF patients' quality of life should come to the forefront of clinical practice.

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          The global health and economic burden of hospitalizations for heart failure: lessons learned from hospitalized heart failure registries.

          Andrew Ambrosy, Gregg C. Fonarow, Javed Butler … (2014)
          Heart failure is a global pandemic affecting an estimated 26 million people worldwide and resulting in more than 1 million hospitalizations annually in both the United States and Europe. Although the outcomes for ambulatory HF patients with a reduced ejection fraction (EF) have improved with the discovery of multiple evidence-based drug and device therapies, hospitalized heart failure (HHF) patients continue to experience unacceptably high post-discharge mortality and readmission rates that have not changed in the last 2 decades. In addition, the proportion of HHF patients classified as having a preserved EF continues to grow and may overtake HF with a reduced EF in the near future. However, the prognosis for HF with a preserved EF is similar and there are currently no available disease-modifying therapies. HHF registries have significantly improved our understanding of this clinical entity and remain an important source of data shaping both public policy and research efforts. The authors review global HHF registries to describe the patient characteristics, management, outcomes and their predictors, quality improvement initiatives, regional differences, and limitations of the available data. Moreover, based on the lessons learned, they also propose a roadmap for the design and conduct of future HHF registries. Copyright © 2014 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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            Lifetime analysis of hospitalizations and survival of patients newly admitted with heart failure.

            Soohun Chun, Jack V Tu, Harindra C Wijeysundera … (2012)
            Hospital readmissions for heart failure (HF) contribute to increased morbidity and resource burden. Predictors of hospitalization and patterns of cardiovascular events over the lifetime of patients with HF have not been elucidated. We examined recurrent hospitalizations, cardiovascular events, and survival among newly discharged (April 1999-March 2001) patients with HF in the Enhanced Feedback For Effective Cardiac Treatment phase 1 study. During 10-year follow-up, we examined all new cardiovascular hospitalizations and selected predictors of readmission. Among 8543 patients (mean age, 77.4±10.5 years; 51.6% women) followed for 22 567 person-years, 60.7% had ischemic etiology, and 67.3% had HF with reduced ejection fraction (left ventricular ejection fraction ≤45% versus >45% [HF with preserved ejection fraction]). Overall, 10-year mortality was 98.8%, with 35 966 hospital readmissions occurring over the lifetime of the cohort. Adjusted hazards ratios (HRs) for first cardiovascular hospitalization were 1.36 for ischemic HF (95% CI, 1.28-1.44; P<0.001), 1.10 for HF with reduced ejection fraction (95% CI; 1.00-1.20; P=0.045), and 1.00 for men (95% CI, 0.94-1.06; P=0.979). On repeated-events time-to-event analysis, ischemic HF was a predictor of cardiovascular (HR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.18-1.29), HF (HR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.13-1.27), and coronary heart disease (HR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.81-2.24) hospitalizations (all P<0.001). Of all recurrent HF hospitalizations, 26.8% occurred in the first and 39.8% in the last deciles of cohort survival duration. Similarly, 29.7% and 52.3% of all cardiovascular readmissions occurred in the first and last deciles of the cohort survival duration, respectively. Among newly discharged patients with HF, cardiovascular events were clustered at early postdischarge and prefatal time periods, and were increased among those with ischemic etiology.
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              Impact of symptom prevalence and symptom burden on quality of life in patients with heart failure.

              Cheryl H Zambroski, Craig H. Ziegler, Geetha Bhat … (2005)
              Heart failure is an escalating health problem around the world. Despite significant scientific advances, heart failure patients experience multiple physical and psychological symptoms that can impact the quality of life. To determine the (1) symptom prevalence, severity, distress and symptom burden in patients with heart failure; (2) impact of age and gender on symptom prevalence, severity, distress and symptom burden; and (3) impact of symptom prevalence and symptom burden on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with heart failure. A convenience sample of 53 heart failure patients participated in this descriptive, cross-sectional design. Symptoms and HRQOL were measured using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Heart Failure and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. Patients experienced a mean of 15.1+/-8.0 symptoms. Shortness of breath and lack of energy were the most prevalent. Difficulty sleeping was the most burdensome symptom. Lower age, worse functional status, total symptom prevalence and total symptom burden predicted 67% of the variance in HRQOL. Patients with heart failure experience a high level of symptoms and symptom burden. Nurses should target interventions to decrease frequency, severity, distress and overall symptom burden and improve HRQOL.
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                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Cardiol Res Pract
                Title: Cardiology research and practice
                Publisher: Hindawi Limited
                ISSN: 2090-8016
                ISSN (Print): 2090-0597
                Publication date (Electronic): 2017
                Volume: 2017
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece.
                [2 ] Thriasio General Hospital, Elefsina, Athens, Greece.
                [3 ] Alexandra General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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                DOI: 10.1155/2017/4690458
                PMC ID: 5671708
                PubMed ID: 29201489
                SO-VID: a8fa8e26-8d6f-497c-aa7d-7aeb99269158
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