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

Kaya, Hakki; Ege, Meltem; Zorlu, Ali; Beton, Osman; Gungor, Hasan; Temizhan, Ahmet; Guray, Yesim; ÇAVUŞOĞLU, YÜKSEL; ZOGHİ, MEHDİ; YILMAZ, MEHMET

doi:10.5543/tkda.2015.85594

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

Kaya H., Ege M. R., Zorlu A., Beton O., Gungor H., Temizhan A., ...More

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

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
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

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.