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Frailty in older people with chronic heart failure: impact on quality of life and self-care

Conditions
Heart failure
Registration Number
NL-OMON20399
Lead Sponsor
one
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Stable, chronic heart failure (systolic or diastolic) based on an underlying heart disease diagnosed by the cardiologist
2. Healthcare in the setting of the Heart Failure Outpatient Clinic in ZGT (Hospital Group Twente, Almelo and Hengelo, The Netherlands)
3. Age >= 70 years
4. Being able to read and write Dutch
5. Written informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who were previously admitted to an institution for elderly care or nursing home or hospice
2. Patients included in a study medication trial
3. Patients who have had heart surgery or other major surgery or surgery in the previous 4 weeks
4. Patients on the waiting list for heart transplantation or heart pump (LV assist device)
5. Patients undergoing kidney dialysis
6. Patients with moderate to severe dementia
7. Patients for whom an abstinent policy has been chosen

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Observational study: quality of life (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and ability of self-care (European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Observational study: hospitalization for worsening heart failure during one year of follow-up
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