Relationship between the place of living and mortality in patients with advanced heart failure
Social and environmental factors in advanced heart failure (HF) patients may be crucial to cope with the end stages of the disease. This study analyzes health inequalities and mortality according to place of residence (rural vs urban) in HF patients at advanced stages of the disease. Population-base...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:252761 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/252761 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s12875-020-01213-x |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Advanced heart failure Rural health Community healthcare Health inequalities |
| Sumario: | Social and environmental factors in advanced heart failure (HF) patients may be crucial to cope with the end stages of the disease. This study analyzes health inequalities and mortality according to place of residence (rural vs urban) in HF patients at advanced stages of the disease. Population-based cohort study including 1148 adult patients with HF attended in 279 primary care centers. Patients were followed for at least 1 year after reaching New York Heart Association IV functional class, between 2010 and 2014. Data came from primary care electronic medical records. Cox regression models were applied to determine the hazard ratios (HR) of mortality. Mean age was 81.6 (SD 8.9) years, and 62% were women. Patients in rural areas were older, particularly women aged. |
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