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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
Psychological distress is common in patients with chronic heart failure. The impact of different psychological variables on prognosis has been shown but the comparative effects of these variables remain unclear. This study examines the impact of depression, anxiety, vital exhaustion, Type D personality, and social support on prognosis in chronic heart failure patients. One hundred eleven patients (mean age 57 ± 14 years) having participated in an exercise based ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation program were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. Psychological baseline data were assessed at program entry. Mortality, readmission, and health-related quality of life were assessed at follow up (mean 2.8 ± 1.1 years). After controlling for disease severity none of the psychological variables were associated with mortality, though severe anxiety predicted readmission [HR = 3.21 (95% CI, 1.04-9.93; P = .042)]. Health-related quality of life was independently explained by vital exhaustion, anxiety and either body mass index (physical dimension) or sex (emotional dimension). As psychological variables have a strong impact on health-related quality of life they should be routinely assessed in chronic heart failure patients` treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1573-3521
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Anxiety, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Depression, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Health Status, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Heart Failure, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Linear Models, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Mental Fatigue, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Patient Readmission, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Quality of Life, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Social Support, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:20658185-Switzerland
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Predictors of readmission and health related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: a comparison of different psychosocial aspects.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Social and Behavioral Health Research, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article