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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE
卷 20, 期 4, 页码 689-696出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1112
关键词
Heart failure; Readmission; Mortality; Recurrent events; Psychosocial factors; Frailty
资金
- Philips
- National Institute for Health Research [NF-SI-0611-10227] Funding Source: researchfish
Aims Psychosocial factors are rarely collected in studies investigating the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF), and only time to first event is commonly reported. We investigated the prognostic value of psychosocial factors for predicting first or recurrent events after discharge following hospitalization for HF.& para;& para;Methods and results OPERA-HF is an observational study enrolling patients hospitalized for HF. In addition to clinical variables, psychosocial variables are recorded. Patients provide the information through questionnaires that include social information, depression and anxiety scores, and cognitive function. Kaplan-Meier, Cox regression and the Andersen-Gill model were used to identify predictors of first and recurrent events (readmissions or death). Of 671 patients (age 76 +/- 15 years, 66% men) with 1-year follow-up, 291 had no subsequent event, 34 died without being readmitted, 346 had one or more unplanned readmissions, and 71 patients died after a first readmission. Increasing age, higher urea and creatinine, and the presence of co-morbidities (diabetes, history of myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) were all associated with increasing risk of first or recurrent events. Psychosocial variables independently associated with both the first and recurrent events were: presence of frailty, moderate-to-severe depression, and moderate-to-severe anxiety. Living alone and the presence of cognitive impairment were independently associated only with an increasing risk of recurrent events.& para;& para;Conclusion Psychosocial factors are strongly associated with unplanned recurrent readmissions or mortality following an admission to hospital for HF. Further research is needed to show whether recognition of these factors and support tailored to individual patients' needs will improve outcomes.
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