Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Heart failure at the Heart Failure Clinic, Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital
Journal Title: Vajira Medical Journal: Journal of Urban Medicine - Year 2021, Vol 65, Issue 5
Abstract
Objective: To study the clinical outcomes of heart failure (HF) patients at the HF clinic, Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital. Method: Descriptive study was applied. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 34 patients with HF. Data was collected from March to August 2020, using a personal data questionnaire, the clinical outcome questionnaire for HF patients included New York Heart Association Functional Class (NYHA FC), Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF), hospital re-admission, and re-visited the emergency room, self-care behavior questionnaire, and the quality of life questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used for data analysis. Results: The majority of the subjects were male (61.8%) and age ranged between 37-92 years old, a mean of 59.2 years old (SD = 13.8). All of them had stage C of HF, the period they were diagnosed with HF ranged from 3 months to 6 years, mean 3 years (SD = 18.4). Duration of clinical heart failure was between 3 months and 6 years, two and a half year (SD = 16.4). Before enrolling in the HF clinic, most of the samples had NYHA FC II-III and LVEF was less than 40 percent. After enrolling in HF clinic, most HF patients had NYHA FC I-II with LVEF more than 40 percent, no re-hospitalized and never revisit emergency room. Overall self-care behavior was at a good level and an average score on quality of life was 86.93 (SD. = 20.5), which was a high level. Conclusion: The HF patients who were cared in the HF clinic had better clinical outcomes. As a result, the rate of re-hospitalization and re-visiting emergency room were decreased, and the quality of life of HF patients were increased.
Authors and Affiliations
Waiyaporn Promwong Jaroonsree Meenongwah Sumitar Veerakul Wilaiwan Plookcharoen
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP723780
- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.14456/vmj.2021.36
- Views 74
- Downloads 0
Global Warming and Parasitic Infection in Urban Communities: A Systematic Review
Global climate change is an important global issue; it influences not only the environment but also human health. Parasitic infection is one of the most recognized infectious diseases generally observed in rural areas of...
Prevalence and Related Factor of People with High Risk of Fracture in the Next 10 Year in Bangsitong Subdistrict, Nonthaburi Using Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®)
Objective: To determine prevalence and related factor of people with high risk of fracture in next 10 year. Methods: Descriptive study of 299 people aged 40-90 years was studied in Bangsitong subdistrict, Nonthaburi. Da...
The Implementation of the Quality of Life Development Plan for the Elderly in Bangkok Phase II (2018-2021) into Efficacy Implementation
Objectives: (1) study of the quality of life development plan for the elderly in Bangkok Phase II (2018–2021); (2) study of factors affecting on the quality of life development plan for the effective implementation of th...
Pediatric Chikungunya Infection: Rheumatology Perspectives
Chikungunya infection (CI) is caused by the chikungunya virus, which is spread by Aedes mosquitos. CI has been reported in both pediatric and adult patients with a range of clinical phenotypes, notably musculoskeletal (M...
Non-neoplastic Kidney Diseases in Adult Tumor Nephrectomy and Nephroureterectomy Specimens in a Southeast Asian Tertiary Medical Center
OBJECTIVE: Non-neoplastic kidney diseases are concurrently present in up to 15% of patients with renal and ureteral tumors, which have been most studied in the United States. This study was conducted to determine the pre...