To improve the patient-centeredness of care, patient-reported outcomes have been
increasingly used to quantify patients' symptoms, function, and quality of life. In heart failure …

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Objectives: This study sought to develop models for predicting mortality and heart failure
(HF) hospitalization for outpatients with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in the …

Background Improving health‐related quality of life is an important goal in the management
of patients with heart failure (HF). Defining health‐related quality of life changes over time in …

Background Patient‐reported outcomes (PRO s) objectively measure health‐related quality
of life and provide prognostic information. Advances in technology now allow for rapid …

Objectives: To identify patient perceptions of how and when palliative care (PC) could
complement usual heart failure (HF) management. Background: Despite guidelines calling …

Background Patient‐reported outcome metrics (PRO s) quantify important outcomes in
clinical trials and can be sensitive measures of patient experience in clinical practice …

The continued increase in health care expenditures has incentivized a search for an
improved, value-driven health care delivery model. Patientcenteredness has been identified …

Background The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) is a measure of heart
failure (HF) health status. Worse KCCQ scores are common in patients with chronic kidney …

Background Heart failure is a worldwide health problem that significantly affects patients'
physical function and health state. The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) …