Care ‐seeking delay of patients with heart failure in China: a mixed‐method study

ConclusionsCare-seeking delay among patients with HF needs attention in China. The duration of care-seeking delay of patients with HF was influenced by the dyspnoea symptom burden, the oedema symptom burden, and depression status, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, level of support from medical system, and the symptom management abilities of the caregivers.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - April 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mengqi Xu, Tiantian Ruan, Xiaoli Huang, Beibei Han, Yingqi Li, Yuan Ding, Lingyan Zhu Tags: Original Article Source Type: research