Quality of Life is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study from the Colombian Heart Failure Registry (RECOLFACA).
Juan Esteban Gomez-MesaPaula Luna-BonillaLuis Eduardo EcheverriaAlex Arnulfo Rivera-ToquicaAdriana Milena Jurado-ArenalesMaría Johanna OrozcoLilia Andrea Buitrago-MalaverEdilma L RiveraDiana Verónica GonzálezEstefanny Coronado-VillaOlga Cristina Toro-CardonaCristian Alexander López-MontesLudy Yanet Vargas-MárquezSilvia Martínez-CamargoAdriana Agudelo-PérezMarcela Vivas-MayorLina María NiñoLuz Aida Mejía-CadavidLuisa Fernanda Aponte-RomeroMaría José ErazoMaría García-BarreraJulio Armando Meza-RoqueViviana Ríos-SánchezFabián Torres-MorenoJenny Castañeda-MCesar A GallegoFanny Esther MartínezCarmen Jineth Blandón-CórdobaMónica Silva-CarmonaSaldarriaga Giraldo Clara InesPublished in: European journal of cardiovascular nursing (2024)
QoL, as calculated by the EQ-5D questionnaire, served as an independent predictor of mortality in patients from RECOLFACA. Further studies may be needed to evaluate whether provision of optimizing therapies and follow-up care based on patients' perceived QoL reduces short- and long-term mortality rates in this population.