Is Health-Related Quality of Life a Predictor of Hospitalization or Mortality Among Women or Men With Atrial Fibrillation?

Conclusion: Only clinical status predicted mortality among women; HRQOL and clinical status predicted mortality among men. Both clinical and HRQOL variables predicted hospitalization for women and men. Increased monitoring of HRQOL and interventions designed to target the clinical and HRQOL predictors could impact mortality and hospitalization. Nursing interventions may prove effective for modifying most of the predictors of mortality and hospitalization for women and men with AF.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research