Division of Cardiology, University Clinic Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia ; Applied Cachexia Research, Division of Cardiology, Charite - Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany.
Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Ptuj, Ptuj, Slovenia.
Arch Med Sci. 2014 May 12;10(2):355-60. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2014.42589. Epub 2014 May 13.
General public views about heart failure (HF) alone and in comparison with other chronic conditions are largely unknown; thus we conducted this survey to evaluate general public awareness about HF and HF disease burden relative to common chronic disease.
This was a cross-sectional survey during European Heart Failure Awareness Day 2011. People visiting the stands and other activities in 12 Slovenian cities were invited to complete a 14-item questionnaire.
The analysis included 850 subjects (age 56 ±15 years, 44% men, 55% completed secondary education or higher). Overall, 83% reported to have heard about HF, 58% knew someone with HF, and 35% believed that HF is a normal consequence of ageing. When compared to other chronic diseases, HF was perceived as less important than cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes with only 6%, 12%, 7%, and 5% of subjects ranking HF as number 1 in terms of prevalence, cost, quality of life, and survival. A typical patient with HF symptoms was recognized by 30%, which was comparable to the description of myocardial ischemia (33%) and stroke (39%). Primary care physicians (53%) or specialists (52%) would be primary sources of information about HF. If experiencing HF, 83% would prefer their care to be focused on quality of life rather than on survival (14%).
Many participants reported to have heard about heart failure but the knowledge was poor and with several misbeliefs. Heart failure was perceived as less important than several other chronic diseases, where cancer appears as a main concern among the general public.
公众对心力衰竭（HF）的单独看法以及与其他慢性疾病的比较看法在很大程度上是未知的；因此，我们进行了这项调查，以评估公众对 HF 的认识以及 HF 相对于常见慢性疾病的疾病负担。
这是 2011 年欧洲心力衰竭意识日期间进行的一项横断面调查。邀请在 12 个斯洛文尼亚城市参观展台和其他活动的人们完成了一份包含 14 个问题的问卷。
分析包括 850 名受试者（年龄 56 ± 15 岁，44%为男性，55%完成了中学或更高学历）。总体而言，83%的人报告听说过 HF，58%的人认识患有 HF 的人，35%的人认为 HF 是衰老的正常后果。与其他慢性疾病相比，HF 被认为不如癌症、心肌梗死、中风和糖尿病重要，只有 6%、12%、7%和 5%的受试者将 HF 排在患病率、成本、生活质量和存活率首位。有 30%的人能够识别出具有 HF 症状的典型患者，这与心肌缺血（33%）和中风（39%）的描述相当。初级保健医生（53%）或专科医生（52%）将是 HF 相关信息的主要来源。如果患有 HF，83%的人更希望将治疗重点放在生活质量上，而不是生存（14%）上。
许多参与者报告听说过心力衰竭，但知识有限，存在一些误解。HF 被认为不如其他几种慢性疾病重要，癌症是公众关注的主要问题。
