Quality of life assessment for acute heart failure patients from emergency department presentation through 30 days after discharge: A pilot study with the Kansas City cardiomyopathy questionnaire

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-22

  Sauser, Kori ^a,b,e   Spertus, John A ^c,d   Pierchala, Linda ^h   Davis, Evan ^h   Pang, Peter S ^e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

^f Center for Cardiovascular Research   (United States)

^g Institute for Public Health and Medicine   (United States)

^h NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acute heart failure; emergency department; Patient reported health status; readmission

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; PATIENT-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS; READMISSION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84892667369     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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