Title

Changes in Quality of Life and Physiologic Measures in Heart Failure Patients Related to Gender and Race

Authors

Linda Steele, Walden University

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Description

Heart failure (HF) is a major health problem, with approximately 6 million people currently living with HF in the United States. It is estimated that HF will cost $39.2 billion annually (2012) inclusive of health care services, medications, and lost productivity. Two nonmodifiable risk factors for developing HF are race and gender. HF is a complex cardiovascular illness associated with diminished quality of life, decreased exercise tolerance, and increasing disease severity. This study examined the relationship between quality of life and selected physiologic variables and race aand gender on 54 patients over a six month time period.

Publication Date

2013

City

Minneapolis, MN

Keywords

research symposium

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychiatry and Psychology