Why the study?
Fatigue and poor sleep quality are distressing symptoms in heart failure that may create a vicious circle leading to poor outcomes, but they are often undervalued and ignored.
Population
153 patients with HF recruited from a cardiology outpatient department in Indonesia
Design
Cross-sectional, correlational study
Authors
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Fatigue-sleep links in HF outpatients are hypothesis-generating; prospective studies needed before guiding care.
In patients with heart failure, fatigue is universally reported and its duration is a significant determinant of poor sleep quality, highlighting the need for interventions targeting fatigue duration.
Lainsamputty et al. (2018) studied this question.
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