Association of Psychosocial risk factors and Outcomes in heart failure: Does COVID-19 affect outcomes?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychosocial risk factors (PSRFs) have emerged as crucial non-traditional risk factors affecting outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). There is a paucity of data studying these risk factors in HF nationally. Additionally, whether the COVID-19 pandemic impacted outcomes remains unexplored, given the increased psychosocial risk during these times.

Objectives

To assess the impact of PSRFs on the outcomes of HF and their comparison across non-COVID and COVID eras.

Methods

Patients with a diagnosis of HF were selected using the 2019-2020 Nationwide Readmissions Database. Two cohorts were created based on the presence or absence of PSRFs and compared across non-COVID (2019) and COVID (2020) eras. We examined the association using hierarchical multivariabl

SUBMITTER: Kasireddy TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10191728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature