Emotional well-being of heart failure patients and their caregivers
Population
103 heart failure patient-caregiver dyads. Patients: mean age 57.6 +/- 12.1 years, 76.7% Caucasian, 67.0%…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May inform dyadic HF care; hypothesis-generating for caregiver interventions pending prospective data.
Structured PICO
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Population
103 heart failure patient-caregiver dyads. Patients: mean age 57.6 +/- 12.1 years, 76.7% Caucasian, 67.0% male. Caregivers: mean age 59.5 +/- 17.6 years, 70.9% female, 82.6% spouses.
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Outcome
Emotional well-being assessed using the mental health subscale of the SF-12patient reported
The emotional well-being of heart failure patients is significantly associated with the emotional well-being of their caregivers, highlighting the need for caregiver support strategies.
Cite This Study
Evangelista et al. (2002) studied this question.