The Results of Assessing the Severity of the Clinical Condition and Quality of Life in Women with Chronic Heart Failure

Abstract

The results of the assessment of the severity of the clinical condition and quality of life of patients showed that in the middle–aged group of female patients, there was a strong correlation between all three indicators of the severity of CHF – SHOCK, TSH and QOL. At the same time, the average values of all three indicators had statistically significant differences depending on the functional class (FC) of chronic heart failure (CHF). In the groups of elderly and senile patients, a strong correlation was noted only between the values of the indicators of SHOCK (clinical condition assessment scale) and TSH (six-minute walk test). Quality of life (QOL) indicators did not have statistically significant differences depending on CHF FC, and therefore the correlation between them and the indicators of SHOCK and TSH was weak or average.