Underestimated Prevalence of Chronic Heart Failure among Elderly Residing in Care Homes in Aruba

Stoutjesdijk, E; Barents, Maaike; Rm, Brouns; Mj, DeJongste; Hj, Besselink; Jd, Cheng; Wever, R; Fa, Manning

doi:10.7727/wimj.2013.277

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“…The historically found prevalence of HF (21%) was also lower than other studies. In a study conducted with 51 elderly, with a mean age of 78 years, 16 (31%) had a previous diagnosis of HF (18) . In addition, in a study of 4.795 elderly, the proportion of individuals with hospitalization for HF increased by 8% in individuals aged up to 69 years and 13% in those who were older.…”

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Heart failure as a predictor of functional dependence in hospitalized elderly

Xavier

Ferretti-Rebustini

Santana–Santos

et al. 2015

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective: Identify whether Heart Failure (HF) is a predictor of functional dependence for Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADL) in hospitalized elderly. Methods: We investigated medical records and assessed dependence to BADL (by the Katz Index) of 100 elderly admitted to a geriatric ward of a university hospital. In order to verify if HF is a predictor of functional dependence, linear regression analyzes were performed. Results: The prevalence of HF was 21%; 95% of them were dependent for BADLs. Bathing was the most committed ADL. HF is a predictor of dependence in hospitalized elderlies, increasing the chance of functional decline by 5 times (95% CI, 0.94-94.48), the chance of functional deterioration by 3.5 times (95% CI, 1.28-11.66; p <0.02) and reducing 0.79 points in the Katz Index score (p <0.05). Conclusion: HF is a dependency predictor of ADL in hospitalized elderly, who tend to be more dependent, especially for bathing.

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