heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universiteit Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: nursing home residents aged over 65 years and staying on somatic or psychogeriatric wards.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: residents who receive palliative care and residents admitted for short-time rehabilitation ( staying
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * The prevalence of heart failure in Dutch Nursing homes * The predictive value to diagnose heart failure in a nursing home without using echocardiography as golden standard * The current treatment of heart failure in nursing homes compared to national guidelines * The care dependency and quality of life of nursing home residents with heart failure compared to them with no heart failure, * Insight in the course of heart failure after one year follow-up with the outcomes: heart failure events, hospital admissions for heart failure and mortality. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed