Table 1. Demographic information for study population.
Patients: persons (+65 years) diagnosed with heart failure | n=25 |
Female, n (%) | 8 (32%) |
Age, median (min–max) | 76 (67–90) |
Cognitive function*, median score (min–max) | 23 (16–30) |
Diagnosed with HF more than 3 months ago, n (%) | 15 (60%) |
Ejection fraction†, EF% below 35% | 11 (44%) |
Number of medications at hospital admission†‡, median (min–max) | 6 (0–14) |
Number of medications†‡ at hospital discharge, median (min–max) | 8 (4–16) |
Diagnoses according to discharge letter, median (min–max) | 3 (1–6) |
Days from hospital admission to hospital discharge, median (min–max) | 6 (1–20) |
Days between hospital discharge and follow-up visit with GP, median (min–max) | 10 (2–43) |
Hospital doctors | n=23 |
Female, n (%) | 17 (74%) |
Age, median (min–max) | 31 (24–50) |
Professional role as junior doctor, n (%) | 22 (96%) |
Years of work experience, median (min–max) | 2.8 (0–17) |
General practitioners | n=25 |
Female, n (%) | 8 (32%) |
Age, median (min–max) | 50 (35–71) |
Professional role as junior doctor, n (%) | 5 (20%) |
Years of work experience, median (min–max) | 16 (1–44) |
Cognitive function measured with MoCA assessment V.8.1,48 median score (range).
According to medical records.
Prescribed for regular use.
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