Key result
Social support from family and socioeconomic assistance is linked to lower mortality in chronic HF.
Why the study?
Chronic heart failure affects over 3.8 million people worldwide, but there is a paucity of studies focusing on psychosocial issues in these patients.
Population
1552 CHF patients
Comparison
Levels of social support and mental adjustment
Design
Multicenter cohort study
Authors
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May inform risk stratification in chronic heart failure; leaves open whether social support interventions improve survival.
Cohort (n=1,552)
Yes
p-value: p=0.012
Yan et al. (2022) conducted a cohort in Chronic Heart Failure (n=1,552). Social support was evaluated on Death (p=0.012). Social support, especially family care and socioeconomic assistance, was associated with reduced mortality in patients with chronic heart failure (P=0.012).
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