Why the study?
How is health-related quality of life affected in elderly patients with congestive heart failure compared to a normal reference population, and what clinical/demographic variables correlate with it?
Population
191 elderly patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), aged 65-84 years
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Impaired HRQL in elderly HF warrants attention, especially in women and higher NYHA; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes.
How is health-related quality of life affected in elderly patients with congestive heart failure compared to a normal reference population, and what clinical/demographic variables correlate with it?
Elderly patients with heart failure have significantly impaired quality of life compared to normal populations, with women and those in higher NYHA classes being most severely affected.
Richard R. Cline (1999) studied this question.
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