Usefulness of frailty profile for targeting older heart failure patients in disease management programs: A cost-effectiveness, pilot study

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 739-747

  Pulignano, Giovanni ^a   Del Sindaco, Donatella ^b   Di Lenarda, Andrea ^c   Tarantini, Luigi ^d   Cioffi, Giovanni ^e   Gregori, Dario ^f   Tinti, Maria Denitza ^a   Monzo, Luca ^a   Minardi, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Institute of Care and Research for Elderly (INRCA)   (Italy)

^c Cardiovascular Center   (Italy)

^d SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Villa Bianca Hospital   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; elderly; frailty; heart failure; managementprograms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956259306     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328339d981     Document Type: Article

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