Cognitive function in elderly patients with chronic heart failure
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................................................................................................................. 1 LIST OF PAPERS ........................................................................................................ 3 ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 5 BACKGROUND.......................................................................................................... 6 Heart failure .......................................................................................................... 6 Definition, etiology and epidemiology ........................................................ 6 Symptoms and disease severity .................................................................... 6 Prognosis .......................................................................................................... 7 Treatment ......................................................................................................... 8 Cognitive function ............................................................................................... 9 Cognitive abilities ........................................................................................... 9 Cognitive assessment ................................................................................... 13 Comorbidity affecting cognitive function and HF................................... 13 Sleep disorders and cognitive function ..................................................... 15 Self-care in heart failure and its relation with cognitive function ......... 16 RATIONALE FOR THE THESIS ........................................................................... 19 AIMS OF THE THESIS............................................................................................ 20 MATERIAL AND METHODS ............................................................................... 21 Design and setting ............................................................................................. 21 Study participants .............................................................................................. 23 Data measurements ........................................................................................... 24 Assessment of cognition .............................................................................. 24 Global cognitive function ................................................................................ 25 Psychomotor speed and Executive function .................................................... 25
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تاریخ انتشار 2013