Healthcare resource use among heart failure patients in a randomized pilot study of a cognitive training intervention

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 332-338

  Pressler, Susan J ^a   Martineau, Alison ^b   Grossi, Judith ^c   Giordani, Bruno ^c   Koelling, Todd M ^c   Ronis, David L ^a   Riley, Penny L ^a   Chou, Cheng Chen ^a   Sullivan, Barbara J ^a,d   Smith, Dean G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cost; Healthcare resource use; Heart failure; Memory

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FITNESS TRAINING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SELF CARE;

EID: 84883238244     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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