Prevalence, Predictors and Prognosis of Patients With Heart Failure Requiring Nursing Care

Autor: Nobuyuki Shiba, Yasuhiko Sakata, Masanobu Miura, Kotaro Nochioka, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Soichiro Tadaki, Takeshi Yamauchi, Ryoichi Ushigome, Jun Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Takada, Satoshi Miyata
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Circulation Journal. 78:2276-2283
ISSN: 1347-4820
1346-9843
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-14-0387
Popis: Background:Although the need for nursing care (NC) in heart failure (HF) patients is recognized, detailed information on the current status in Japan is lacking.Methods and Results:In the CHART-2 Study, we obtained information on daily life, physical ability, nutrition and mental status for 4,174 patients (mean age, 67.1±10.8 years; 73.3% male) out of 10,219 patients. We examined the prevalence, baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of stage B and C/D HF patients requiring NC. The prevalence of HF requiring NC was significantly higher in stage C/D (38.6%) than in stage B (30.4%; P
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