Severity of functional impairments by race and sex in older patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) have marked functional impairments, which may contribute to their delayed and incomplete recovery and persistently poor outcomes. However, whether impairment severity differs by race and sex is unknown.

Methods

REHAB-HF trial participants (≥60 years) were assessed just before discharge home from ADHF hospitalization. Physical function [Short Physical Performance Battery; 6-min walk distance (6MWD)], frailty (Fried criteria), cognition [Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)], quality-of-life [Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, Short-Form-12, EuroQol-5D-5L], and depression [Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)] were examined by race and sex.

Results

This prespecified subgroup cross-se

SUBMITTER: Ye F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9759671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature