Heart failure: assessment and comparison of disease knowledge in outpatient vs. hospitalized patients

• Main Authors: Jalusa Löbel Luz (Author), Priscila Freitas Kuczynski (Author), Maria Antonieta Moraes (Author), Juliane Araújo Rodrigues (Author), Marco Aurélio Lumertz Saffi (Author), Karen Brasil Ruschel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to evaluate and compare the knowledge of the disease among patients with heart failure (HF) in a hospital specialized in cardiology. Method: this is a cross-sectional study. A validated questionnaire about knowledge of disease was applied, as well as sociodemographic data and a cognitive...