Prognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Krumholz H, Butler J, Miller J, Vaccarino V, Williams C, Mendes de Leon C, Seeman T, Kasl S, Berkman L. Prognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 1998, 97: 958-964. PMID: 9529263, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.10.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonfatal cardiovascular eventsClinical heart failureHeart failureElderly patientsCardiovascular eventsPrognostic importanceNonfatal cardiovascular outcomesCoronary artery diseaseEmotional supportCommunity-based studyCardiovascular outcomesArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsUnadjusted analysesFunctional statusMedical recordsClinical severityOdds ratioEpidemiologic studiesHigh riskPatientsPsychosocial supportEstablished PopulationsAdmissionDemographic factors