From: Validation of the German version of the needs assessment tool: progressive disease-heart failure
Sociodemographic characteristics | n (%) or median (IQR) |
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Women | 12 (17%) |
Age | 62 (54–72) |
Marital status | |
Single | 12 (17%) |
Widowed | 2 (3%) |
Divorced | 13 (19%) |
Married/partnership | 43 (61%) |
Religion | |
Protestant | 37 (55%) |
Roman catholic | 19 (28%) |
Non-denominational | 11 (17%) |
Clinical characteristics | |
NYHA functional class | |
I | 22 (31%) |
II | 35 (50%) |
III | 13 (19%) |
LVEF (%) | 35 (20–50) |
Classification according to LVEF | |
HFrEF | 45 (64%) |
HFmrEF | 3 (4%) |
HFpEF | 22 (32%) |
ICD | 38 (54%) |
VAD | 12 (17%) |
Transplant list | 9 (13%) |
COPD | 11 (16%) |
CAD | 30 (43%) |
CKD | 32 (46%) |
Palliative care-related characteristics | |
Presence of caregiver | 67 (95%) |
Caregiver | |
Couple | 49 (73%) |
Son or daughter | 6 (9%) |
Sibling | 4 (6%) |
Parent | 3 (4%) |
Other | 5 (8%) |
Have requested referral to palliative care | 0 (0.0%) |
Have an advance directive | 25 (36%) |