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| Lessons learned from a multidisciplinary heart failure clinic for older women: a randomised controlled trial | | Author(s) | N Azad, F Molnar, A Byszewski |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 37, no 3, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 282-287 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Heart disease ; Older women ; Geriatric out-patients clinics ; Clinical surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Many heart failure disease management programmes are primarily conducted in the male population. An approach that incorporates disciplines such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, dietary and pharmacy merits further investigation in older women with HF. 91 community-dwelling women aged 63-89 in Ottawa, Canada were randomised to a control group or an intervention group receiving the multidisciplinary pathway consisting of 12 visits over a 6-week period to an outpatient clinic. Comparison of changes between the two groups from baseline in the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire score did not show a difference. There was also no difference between the two groups in functional outcome as measured by change from baseline by the Physical Self Maintenance Scale. The treatment group had significantly more admissions to hospital and cardiologist visits during the study period. The authors suggest that future studies should provide insight into the optimal intensity and duration of heart failure management programmes with optimal targeting. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080618214 A |
| Classmark | CQH: BD: L6G: 3G: 7S |
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