Prognostic value of functional capacity after transitional rehabilitation in older patients hospitalized for heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor functional status is highly prevalent among older patients hospitalized for HF and marks a downward inflection point in functional and prognostic trajectories. We assessed the prognostic value of 6-min walk test after transitional cardiac rehabilitation in older patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF).

Methods

We studied 759 patients aged ≥60 years who had been transferred to six inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) from acute care hospitals after a hospitalization for acute HF. The primary outcome was 3-year all-cause mortality. We used multivariable Cox analysis to determine the association between 6-min walk distance (6MWD) at discharge from the IRFs and the primary outcome, adjusting for established predictors of death. The optimal cutoff for 6M

SUBMITTER: Scrutinio D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9311803 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature