Dilay Karabulut, Şeyda Günay, Sena Sert Şekerci, Ertan Aydın, Kerem Köz, Fahrettin Katkat, İbrahim Saraç, Fahri Er, Önder Öztürk, Veysel Oktay, Yasemin Doğan, Umut Kocabaş, Cansu Öztürk, Onur Aslan, Ayşegül Ülgen Kunak, Serhat Çalışkan, Cennet Yıldız, Tolga Çakmak, Murat Özmen, Özge Çetinarslan, Yusuf Ziya Şener, Tuba Ekin, Mevlüt Demir, Hasan Kudat, Mehmet Fidan, Özkan Kayhan, Sinan İnci, Umut Karabulut, Lütfü Bekar, Mehmet Fatih Yılmaz, Ferit Böyük, Ahmet Öz, Tarık Kıvrak, Emrah Erdoğan, Saadet Aydın, Tunay Şentürk, Sidar Şiyar Aydın, Selvi Öztaş, Mehmet Kış, Remziye Doğan, Eren Ozan Bakır, Rabia Çoldur, İbrahim Duygu, İbrahim Oğuz, Süleyman Çağan Efe, Ramazan Düz, Oktay Ergene, Mehdi Zoghi
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Its awareness is lower than that of other cardiovascular diseases, both in the general population and among patients with heart failure (HF). This study aimed to establish the current level of knowledge about HF in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) in Türkiye.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This questionnaire-based survey study is multicenter, conducted across 34 centers from December 2021 to July 2022. We performed a survey consisting of two sets of questions focusing on individual characteristics of the patients and HF-related knowledge.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included a total of 2,307 outpatient HF patients, comprising 70.5% males and 29.5% females with a mean age of 64.58 ± 13 (56-74) years and a mean body mass index value of 32.5 ± 10 kg/m2. HFrEF and HFmrEF were determined in 74.7% and 25.3% of patients, respectively. Thirty percent of the patients were unaware that they had HF. While 28.7% of the patients thought that they had sufficient information about HF, 71.3% believed they lacked adequate knowledge. In the study, 25.2% of the participants identified dyspnea, 22% identified tiredness, and 25.4% identified leg edema as the most common symptoms of HF. Only 27.4% of patients recognized all three typical symptoms of HF.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found that the study population's knowledge about HF symptoms and the nature of the disease was poor. 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Heart Failure Awareness Survey in a Turkish Population: HFAS-TR.
Objective: Heart failure is a leading cause of death and the most common diagnosis leading to hospitalization. Its awareness is lower than that of other cardiovascular diseases, both in the general population and among patients with heart failure (HF). This study aimed to establish the current level of knowledge about HF in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) in Türkiye.
Methods: This questionnaire-based survey study is multicenter, conducted across 34 centers from December 2021 to July 2022. We performed a survey consisting of two sets of questions focusing on individual characteristics of the patients and HF-related knowledge.
Results: The study included a total of 2,307 outpatient HF patients, comprising 70.5% males and 29.5% females with a mean age of 64.58 ± 13 (56-74) years and a mean body mass index value of 32.5 ± 10 kg/m2. HFrEF and HFmrEF were determined in 74.7% and 25.3% of patients, respectively. Thirty percent of the patients were unaware that they had HF. While 28.7% of the patients thought that they had sufficient information about HF, 71.3% believed they lacked adequate knowledge. In the study, 25.2% of the participants identified dyspnea, 22% identified tiredness, and 25.4% identified leg edema as the most common symptoms of HF. Only 27.4% of patients recognized all three typical symptoms of HF.
Conclusion: We found that the study population's knowledge about HF symptoms and the nature of the disease was poor. Educational and awareness activities are necessary to optimize outcomes and benefits.