Prognostic Value of Objective Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Patients With Heart Failure: Subanalysis of FRAGILE-HF and Kitasato Cohort.
Hiroshi SaitoDaichi MaedaNobuyuki KagiyamaTsutomu SunayamaTaishi DotareYudai FujimotoKentaro JujoKazuya SaitoShota UchidaNobuaki HamazakiKentaro KamiyaYuki OgasaharaEmi MaekawaMasaaki KonishiTakeshi KitaiKentaro IwataHiroshi WadaTakatoshi KasaiHirofumi NagamatsuJunya AkoShin-Ichi MomomuraYuya MatsuePublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
Objective SI assessed using the Lubben Social Network Scale-6 may be a prognostic indicator in older patients with heart failure. Given the lack of established SI assessment methods in this population, further research is required to refine such methods.