Elderly patients with heart failure: a study of satisfaction with care and quality of life

Abstract

This finding has supported our hypothesis that a higher level of quality of life would be related to fewer readmissions.

ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult

“…The prevalence of HF rises from 2% to 3% at age 65 to more than 80% in persons over 80 years of age (537), and HF is the most common reason for hospitalization in elderly patients (538)(539)(540)(541). The high prevalence of HF in the elderly may be associated with age-related changes in ventricular function (particularly diastolic function) and to the cumulative effects of hypertension and other chronic risk factors (542)(543)(544)(545)(546).…”

Assessment of general public satisfaction with public healthcare services in

“…In our study, there was significant association between age and satisfaction with current services (p=0.012) but no significant association with state of health. In a study conducted by Candlish et al (1998), elderly patients were the most likely to be satisfied compared with younger patients. 24 In fact, regarding association between age and patient satisfaction, a review by Dayasiri and Lekamgein (2010), which focused on patient satisfaction in Asian hospitals, showed that only few studies reported an effect of age on the satisfaction while the majority of studies reported no association.…”

“…In a study conducted by Candlish et al (1998), elderly patients were the most likely to be satisfied compared with younger patients. 24 In fact, regarding association between age and patient satisfaction, a review by Dayasiri and Lekamgein (2010), which focused on patient satisfaction in Asian hospitals, showed that only few studies reported an effect of age on the satisfaction while the majority of studies reported no association. 25 Regarding state of health, Bleich et al (2009) also reported in their study that patients with bad or moderate health were the least satisfied with the services compared with those who had a good state of health.…”

All things not being equal: readmission associated with procedure type

“…Despite conflicting evidence of the value of readmission as a quality metric, there are substantial data indicating patients report improved quality of life when they are not readmitted. In a study of CHF patients, those readmitted reported significantly lower quality of life at 12 mo versus nonreadmitted counterparts [43]. Fazio et al [44] reviewed their ileoanal pouch data from 1984e2008 and determined patients admitted within 30 d of surgery had significantly lower Cleveland Global Quality of Life scores.…”