Does Cognitive Impairment Predict Poor Self-Care in Patients with Heart Failure?

Cameron, Jan; Worrall‐Carter, Linda; Page, Karen; Riegel, Bárbara; Kai Lo, Sing; Stewart, Simon

doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfq042

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Does Cognitive Impairment Predict Poor Self-Care in Patients with Heart Failure?

Published in European Journal of Heart Failure • Mar 30, 2010

Authors:

Jan Cameron

Linda Worrall‐Carter

Karen Page

Abstract

AIMS: Cognitive impairment occurs often in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and may contribute to sub-optimal self-care. This study aimed to test the impact of cognitive impairment on self-care. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 93 consecutive patients hospitalized with CHF, self-care (Self-Care of H...

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Medicine

Heart failure

Confidence interval

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