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November 2022 Br J Cardiol 2022;29:141–4 doi:10.5837/bjc.2022.037
Outpatient-based acute HF care calls for development of clinical psychology service for whole-person care provision
Abdullah Abdullah, Suzanne Y S Wong, Robbie Jones, Kenneth Y K Wong
Introduction It is estimated that about 920,000 people are living with heart failure (HF) in the UK.1 According to a National Heart Failure Audit (NHFA) summary report, 74,696 patients were admitted to hospitals in England and Wales due to heart failure between April 2018 and March 2019, representing a 21% rise from a year ago.2 Acute heart failure (AHF) has high mortality of 9.3%,2 and the morbidity is also substantial, including depression and hopelessness.3 Psychological intervention in the form of cognitive behavioural therapy improved quality of life in patients with HF and also led to a reduction in the exploratory outcome of rehospita
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