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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hsiang-Fen YEH
• Jung-Hua SHAO

Titel

Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Older Adults With Heart Failure

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of Nursing Research, 2021-10, Vol.29 (5), p.002-002

Ort / Verlag

台灣: 臺灣護理學會

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background: Although heart failure (HF) is negatively known to affect older adults physically, psychologically, and socially, only a few studies have explored the predictors of quality of life (QoL) in older adults with HF in Taiwan. Purpose: This study was designed to determine the relationships among depression, demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, and QoL in older patients with HF. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. From January 2013 to June 2014, convenience sampling was used to collect data from 175 older adults with HF at two hospitals in Northern Taiwan. Participant data were collected from medical records and researcher-administered structured questionnaires in face-to-face interviews. Results: The QoL of the participants was found to be associated with clinical characteristics, including hospital readmission for ＞ 10 days with an increased level of HF-related symptom distress (HFSD) and more-severe depression. Depression was found to have a mediating effect, with the New Yor