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Heart Failure
New heart failure study findings reported from E.B. Norberg and co-authors
July 6th, 2008
According to recent research from Sweden, "Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common condition among Europe's aging population. Findings indicate that CHF patients must make significant changes in many aspects of daily life." "Previous studies of older primary health-care participants and their activities of daily living (ADL)-ability are rare. The aim of this study was to describe ADL-ability in older people with CHF syndrome. The factors considered were dependence on others, perceived strain, quality of performance, and the association between The New York Heart Association classification (NYHA) and ADL-ability. The participants, recruited from a primary health-care...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-07-06)
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