April 29, 2016Open Access
View Full PaperHeart failure patients' future expectations and their association with disease severity, quality of life, depressive symptoms and clinical outcomes
Structured PICO
Are future expectations associated with clinical outcomes and quality of life in hospitalised heart failure patients?
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Population
Hospitalised heart failure (HF) patients
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Outcome
Association of future expectations with disease severity, quality of life, depressive symptoms, mortality, and rehospitalisation
Hospitalised heart failure patients who expect deterioration have worse quality of life, more depressive symptoms, and higher rates of mortality and rehospitalisation, highlighting the need for improved prognostic communication.
Abstract
Many hospitalised HF patients are not aware of their poor prognosis. Depressive symptoms, poor quality of life, increased mortality and rehospitalisation were related to expected deterioration. Improvement of communication about prognosis with HF patients is needed in the future.