Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults with Heart Failure: Prevalence, Documentation, and Impact on Outcomes
Dodson JA, Truong TT, Towle VR, Kerins G, Chaudhry SI. Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults with Heart Failure: Prevalence, Documentation, and Impact on Outcomes. The American Journal Of Medicine 2013, 126: 120-126. PMID: 23331439, PMCID: PMC3553506, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.05.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCognitive impairmentOlder adultsPhysician documentationSevere impairmentCox proportional hazards regressionFolstein Mini-Mental State ExaminationMini-Mental State ExaminationProportion of patientsProspective cohort studyTime of hospitalizationProportional hazards regressionTime of dischargeHospital discharge summariesYears of ageMild cognitive impairmentMultivariable adjustmentCohort studyHospital dischargeHospital readmissionHazards regressionMean agePrimary diagnosisState ExaminationPatients