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October 17, 2005European Heart JournalOpen Access

Compliance in heart failure patients: the importance of knowledge and beliefs

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Population

501 older patients with heart failure

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Cohort

Authors

MWMartje H.L. van der WalHeart Failure & Transplant
Tiny Jaarsma
Tiny JaarsmaHeart Failure & TransplantDMDebra K. MoserHeart Failure & Transplant

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Implication

Low HF lifestyle compliance may warrant knowledge and mood screening; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve adherence.

Structured PICO

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Population
501 older patients with heart failure
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Outcome
Compliance across multiple dimensions (medication, appointment keeping, diet, fluid restriction, exercise, weighing) and its related factorspatient reported

In heart failure patients, compliance with lifestyle measures like daily weighing and exercise is poor and strongly associated with patient knowledge, beliefs, and depressive symptoms.

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Wal et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d89ea48c03fbaff8befb30https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehi603
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