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Are future expectations associated with clinical outcomes and quality of life in hospitalised heart failure patients?
Are future expectations associated with clinical outcomes and quality of life in hospitalised heart failure patients?
Hospitalised heart failure patients who expect deterioration have worse quality of life, more depressive symptoms, and higher rates of mortality and rehospitalisation, highlighting the need for improved prognostic communication.
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May warrant assessing expectations during HF hospitalization; hypothesis-generating for targeted communication interventions.
Many hospitalised HF patients are not aware of their poor prognosis. Depressive symptoms, poor quality of life, increased mortality and rehospitalisation were related to expected deterioration. Improvement of communication about prognosis with HF patients is needed in the future.
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