Quality of life and frailty in an outpatient population with heart failure

Abstract:

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is one of the most important chronic diseases that cause quality of life (QOL) impairment. The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLWHFQ) is probably the most comprehensively used tool for studying QoL in HF patients. It is a disease-specific questionnaire, but it can be related to frailty, as we previously observed in elderly patients. Geriatric evaluations have been applied successfully to general population regardless the age. Objective and methods: To assess the relationship between the MLWHFQ score and the results obtained in a basic geriatric evaluation with standardised geriatric scales such as Barthel Index, OARS Scale, Pfeiffer Test, and abbreviate Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), in a general population admitted to a HF Unit. The MLWHFQ and the basic geriatric evaluation were performed at the first visit to the Unit. Predefined criteria …

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2013

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