Population characteristics (n=1868) | Outcome | Reported in n studies |
Mean age | 67 years | 16 |
Age range | 23–100 years | 6 |
Sex (% female) | 31% | 18 |
Ethnicity | – | 0 |
Insurance status | – | 0 |
Relationship status | 8 | |
Married, steady relationship | 64% | |
Single, divorced, widowed, others | 36% | |
Housing situation | 6 | |
Living together | 56% | |
Living alone | 23% | |
Assisted living, nursing home, home care | 21% | |
Employment status | 6 | |
Employed | 27% | |
Non-employed, retired, others | 73% | |
Educational background | 6 | |
Minimum of 10 school years completed | 84% | |
Minimum of 13 school years completed | 16% | |
Severity of symptoms | 15 | |
NYHA I | 8% | |
NYHA II | 43% | |
NYHA III | 35% | |
NYHA IV | 14% | |
Comorbidities, risk factors, state of mental health | Diverse | 10 |
Type of heart failure | 8 | |
Aetiology | Diverse | 3 |
Pathophysiology | HFrEF, HFpEF | 6 |
Localisation | Global failure, left ventricular failure | 1 |
Therapeutic characteristics | Diverse | 16 |
HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association.