Heart Failure Care Delivery in the COVID-19 Era: The Patients’ Perspective
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gender | N | % |
---|---|---|
Female | 36 | 33% |
Male | 73 | 67% |
Age Groups | ||
≤55 years | 32 | 29.3% |
56–70 years | 46 | 42.2% |
>70 years | 31 | 28.5% |
Race | ||
White | 66 | 60.5% |
African American | 20 | 18.3% |
Latino/Hispanic | 3 | 2.8% |
Asian | 3 | 2.8% |
Other/not stated | 17 | 15.6% |
Heart Failure Type | ||
HFpEF (EF ≥ 50%) | 36 | 33.0% |
HFmrEF (EF 40 - 49%) | 9 | 8.3% |
HFrEF (EF < 40%) | 64 | 58.7% |
Question | Survey Question | Mean | Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|---|
Q1 | I am frightened to contract COVID-19 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Q2 | I worry that my heart condition makes me more likely to get/contract COVID-19 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Q3 | I worry that my heart condition makes me more like to get very sick from COVID-19 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Q4 | I am less likely to call my cardiology clinic for any reason since COVID-19 | −1.1 | 0.9 |
Q5 | I am less likely to call my cardiology team with symptoms of heart failure since COVID-19 | −1.1 | 1.0 |
Q6 | I am less likely to present to clinic with symptoms of heart failure since COVID-19 | −1.2 | 0.9 |
Q7 | I am less likely to present to the Emergency Room (ER) with symptoms of heart failure since COVID-19 | −1.2 | 0.9 |
Q8 | I am reluctant to be admitted to the hospital because of COVID-19 | −0.5 | 1.3 |
Q9 | I prefer virtual cardiology clinic visits over in-person visits | −0.8 | 1.1 |
Q10 | Virtual visits are as effective as in-person visits for addressing my heart failure concern | −0.6 | 1.0 |
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Fraser, M.; Mutschler, M.; Newman, C.; Sackman, K.; Mehdi, B.; Wick, L.; Duval, S.; Francis, G.S.; Alexy, T. Heart Failure Care Delivery in the COVID-19 Era: The Patients’ Perspective. Healthcare 2021, 9, 245. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030245
Fraser M, Mutschler M, Newman C, Sackman K, Mehdi B, Wick L, Duval S, Francis GS, Alexy T. Heart Failure Care Delivery in the COVID-19 Era: The Patients’ Perspective. Healthcare. 2021; 9(3):245. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030245
Chicago/Turabian StyleFraser, Meg, Melinda Mutschler, Christie Newman, Kerry Sackman, Batul Mehdi, Linda Wick, Sue Duval, Gary S. Francis, and Tamas Alexy. 2021. "Heart Failure Care Delivery in the COVID-19 Era: The Patients’ Perspective" Healthcare 9, no. 3: 245. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030245
APA StyleFraser, M., Mutschler, M., Newman, C., Sackman, K., Mehdi, B., Wick, L., Duval, S., Francis, G. S., & Alexy, T. (2021). Heart Failure Care Delivery in the COVID-19 Era: The Patients’ Perspective. Healthcare, 9(3), 245. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030245