Comparison of tools for assessing fatigue in patients with heart failure

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the distributions of measurements of the Dutch Fatigue Scale (DUFS), Dutch Exertion Fatigue Scale (DEFS), and Fatigue Pictogram tools, according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Method:...

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Main Authors: Eliane Nepomuceno, Luma Nascimento Silva, Débora Cristine Prévide da Cunha, Rejane Kiomi Furuya, Marcus Vinicius Simões, Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000902404&lng=en&tlng=en