Relationship between functional capacity and socioeconomic status in a cohort of Turkish heart failure patients

KAYA H., Ege M. R., ZORLU A., BETON O., GÜNGÖR H., Temizhan A., ...More

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.44, no.6, pp.481-487, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2015.85594
  • Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.481-487
  • Keywords: Functional capacity, heart failure, medical adherence, socioeconomic status, Turkey, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, HEALTH, OUTCOMES, RECOMMENDATIONS, ASSOCIATION
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification predicts prognosis for heart failure (HF) patients. Socioeconomic status (SES) has the potential to affect treatment strategy and disease course. The present objective was to investigate whether SES of Turkish HF patients affected NYHA classification.