Christine A Haedtke1, Debra K Moser2, Susan J Pressler3, Misook L Chung2, Sue Wingate4, Sarah J Goodlin5. 1. Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. Electronic address: chaedtke@iu.edu. 2. University of Kentucky College of Nursing, 2201 Regency Road, Suite 403, Lexington, KY 40503, United States. 3. Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. 4. National Institutes of Health, Building 10 Room 2-1339, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States. 5. Patient-Centered Education and Research Portland, OR and Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) experience many burdensome symptoms that increase patient suffering. METHODS: Comparative secondary analysis of 347 patients with advanced HF. Symptom burden was measured with the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-HF. Depression was measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. RESULTS: Mean number of symptoms was 13.6. The three most frequent symptoms were non-cardiac pain, shortness of breath, and lack of energy. Patients with depression reported higher symptom burden. Symptom burden differed when compared by gender. Women reported higher symptom burden for other pain, dry mouth, swelling of the arms and legs, sweats, feeling nervous, nausea, and vomiting. Men reported higher symptom burden with sexual problems. CONCLUSIONS: Given the high rates of symptoms and distress, interventions are needed to alleviate the symptom burden of patients with advanced HF. Reported symptom burden in patients with advanced heart failure was higher when depressive symptoms were present. Women reported varied number and severity of symptoms than men.
INTRODUCTION:Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) experience many burdensome symptoms that increase patient suffering. METHODS: Comparative secondary analysis of 347 patients with advanced HF. Symptom burden was measured with the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-HF. Depression was measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. RESULTS: Mean number of symptoms was 13.6. The three most frequent symptoms were non-cardiac pain, shortness of breath, and lack of energy. Patients with depression reported higher symptom burden. Symptom burden differed when compared by gender. Women reported higher symptom burden for other pain, dry mouth, swelling of the arms and legs, sweats, feeling nervous, nausea, and vomiting. Men reported higher symptom burden with sexual problems. CONCLUSIONS: Given the high rates of symptoms and distress, interventions are needed to alleviate the symptom burden of patients with advanced HF. Reported symptom burden in patients with advanced heart failure was higher when depressive symptoms were present. Women reported varied number and severity of symptoms than men.
Authors: Kenneth M Faulkner; Corrine Y Jurgens; Quin E Denfeld; Christopher V Chien; Jessica Harman Thompson; Jill M Gelow; Kathleen L Grady; Christopher S Lee Journal: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs Date: 2022-10-14 Impact factor: 3.593