Symptom Recognition in Elders With Heart Failure

Purpose: Aging is associated with losses in hearing and vision. The objective of this study was to assess whether aging also is associated with less ability to detect and interpret afferent physiological information. Design: A cross‐sectional mixed methods study was conducted with 29 persons with a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of nursing scholarship 2010-03, Vol.42 (1), p.92-100
Hauptverfasser:	Riegel, Barbara, Dickson, Victoria Vaughan, Cameron, Janette, Johnson, Jerry C., Bunker, Stephen, Page, Karen, Worrall-Carter, Linda
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Ageing aging Australia Chronic Disease Congruence Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnosis Dyspnea - diagnosis Elderly people Exercise Test Female Hearing Heart failure Heart Failure - nursing Heart Failure - physiopathology Humans Interoception Male Middle Aged Nursing Nursing Assessment Self Care Self-Assessment
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose: Aging is associated with losses in hearing and vision. The objective of this study was to assess whether aging also is associated with less ability to detect and interpret afferent physiological information. Design: A cross‐sectional mixed methods study was conducted with 29 persons with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic heart failure of at least 6 months duration. The sample was divided at the median to compare younger (
ISSN:	1527-6546 1547-5069
DOI:	10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01333.x