Association of psychological distress with reasons for delay in seeking medical care in rural patients with worsening heart failure symptoms.

Chin-Yen LinKathleen DracupMichele M PelterMartha J BiddleDebra K Moser

Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2021)

Our findings suggest that enhancement of patients' symptom appraisal abilities and improvement in psychological distress may result in a reduction in delay in seeking medical care for worsening symptoms in rural patients with HF.

Keyphrases

heart failure
sleep quality
end stage renal disease
south africa
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular
prognostic factors
atrial fibrillation
acute heart failure
patient reported
patient reported outcomes