Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 461-437.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.05.007

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Status and influencing factors of symptom perception in elderly patients with heart failure

LIU Lin, WU Qing, ZHANG Jing, MAO Fangying, YU Lu, REN Yiting, FANG Ting   

  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China(LIU Lin, WU Qing);
    School of Nursing, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China (ZHANG Jing, MAO Fangying, YU Lu, REN Yiting, FANG Ting)
  • Received:2023-07-17 Online:2024-05-20 Published:2024-05-23
  • Contact: WU Qing, Email:qwu@suda.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of symptom perception in the elderly patients with heart failure, and to analyze the influencing factors of symptom perception. Methods A total of 468 elderly patients with heart failure were selected by convenience sampling from June 2021 to June 2022 in the cardiovascular department of our hospital. The clinical data within 72 hours of admission were collected. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the independent influencing factors of symptom perception in the elderly patients with heart failure. Results The average age of 468 elderly patients with heart failure was 73.70±8.04 years, and the total symptom perception score was 43.11±8.69. Educational level, spouse, NYHA cardiac function grade, pacemaker, number of concurrent diseases, social support, health literacy and depression were the independent influencing factors of symptom perception in the elderly patients with heart failure. Conclusions The symptom perception level of the elderly patients with heart failure is at a moderate level, and it will be influenced by many factors. Medical staff should pay more attention to the symptom perception of the patients, and formulate personalized intervention measures from the aspects of demographic factors, disease factors and environmental factors.

Key words: aged, heart failure, symptom perception, influencing factors

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