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Considerations in the Care of Cardiac Patients

Abstract

Participants will understand the relationship between self-reported functional status as measured by the New York heart failure Association (NYHA) Functional Classification and health related quality of life (HRQOL) as measured by the Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ) to 30 day hospital re-admission rates among patients with heart failure.

Author Details

Lydia Honorata Albuquerque, DNP, Department of Cardiology

Sigma Membership

Tau

Lead Author Affiliation

University Hospital, Livingston, New Jersey, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Functional Status, Quality of Life, Readmission

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Predictors of 30-day hospital readmissions among heart failure patients

Melbourne, Australia

Participants will understand the relationship between self-reported functional status as measured by the New York heart failure Association (NYHA) Functional Classification and health related quality of life (HRQOL) as measured by the Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ) to 30 day hospital re-admission rates among patients with heart failure.