Key result
In patients with chronic heart failure, 69% experienced fatigue, which was significantly driven by anxiety (p<0.001) and sleep disorders, but not by depression or hemoglobin levels.
Population
100 patients with chronic heart failure admitted to Imam Sajjad hospital of Ramsar in 2014, mean age 68.8…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports anxiety/sleep screening in fatigued chronic HF; cross-sectional data leaves causal links and interventions open.
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
No
p-value: p=<0.001
In patients with chronic heart failure, fatigue is highly prevalent and significantly associated with anxiety and poor sleep quality, emphasizing the need for holistic psychological and sleep assessment.
Nasiri et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Chronic Heart Failure (n=100). Anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and hemoglobin levels vs. Patients without these factors was evaluated on Prevalence of fatigue and its association with psychological and physiological factors (p=<0.001). In patients with chronic heart failure, 69% experienced fatigue, which was significantly driven by anxiety (p<0.001) and sleep disorders, but not by depression or hemoglobin levels.
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