Open AccessThe Associations of Diagnoses of Fatigue and Depression With Use of Medical Services in Patients With Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Seongkum Heo,
Jean C. McSweeney,
PaoFeng Tsai,
Songthip Ounpraseuth,
Debra K. Moser,
JinShil Kim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular nursing/the journal of cardiovascular nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1550-5049
pISSN - 0889-4655
DOI - 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000574
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , depression (economics) , medical diagnosis , heart failure , emergency medicine , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Fatigue and depression based on self-report and diagnosis are prevalent in patients with heart failure and adversely affect high rates of hospitalization and emergency department visits, which can impact use of medical services. The relationships of fatigue and depression to use of medical services in patients with preserved and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) may differ.