COMPARISON OF LABORATORY AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING IN CARDIAC PATIENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Autor: Dvornik, Štefica, Zaninović Jurjević Teodora, Pokrajac-Bulian, Alessandra, Đurić, Katja, Pejić, Domagoj, Vodopija-Krstanović, Irena, Ružić, Alen
Přispěvatelé: Plebani, Mario
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Popis: BACKGROUND-AIM Depression and anxiety in HF (heart failure) patients are a common occurrence and are associated with a poor clinical picture and prognosis, which may worsen significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, when patients are exposed to more stress. METHODS This study compared hospitalized HF patients’ and cardiovascular outpatients’ psychological, clinical and laboratory parameters. During two months of the pandemic, hospitalized HF patients completed questionnaires to assess their psychological condition. The cardiovascular outpatient control group completed the questionnaires during their cardiological examination. RESULTS The study included 74 hospitalized HF patients (27.03% F and 72.97% M), aged 39 to 89 years (M=70.10 + 11.73) and 74 cardiac outpatients (51.4% F and 48.6% M) aged 27 to 80 years (M=57.35 + 12.61). HF patients were older than outpatients (t(140)=6.49, p
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