Frailty in older women with heart failure: city vs rural
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at frailty—feeling weak, physically or mentally—in older women with heart failure, and compares those living in cities with those in rural areas. It uses a simple chat app to ask questions and may help improve support for patients like you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 65 years old or older.
- You have heart failure with a reduced pumping ability (ejection fraction less than 40%).
- You can speak and understand Mandarin or Taiwanese.
- Your heart failure is stable (not in a sudden crisis).
- You do not have severe health problems like kidney failure on dialysis, advanced liver disease, or advanced cancer, and no major memory or thinking problems.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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