Function and Symptom Burden among Older Adults Hospitalized for Advanced Heart Failure

Principal Investigator(s)

Tamra Keeney, PhD, DPT

Co-Investigator(s)

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Erin Coglianese, MD, and Gregory Lewis, MD

Study Coordinators

Sarah Stone, Aniyah Travis & Maimouna Sy

Funding Source

N/A

Study Site(s)

Massachusetts General Hospital

The objective of this study is to better understand the functioning and symptom burden among older adults who are hospitalized with advanced heart failure (HF). Investigators will identify which symptoms have the highest impact on functional limitations and may also examine the associations that exist between cognitive impairment and coping styles on functioning and symptoms.

Study Status

Completed