Frailty in Individuals With Advanced Heart Failure Part 2

Frailty in Individuals With Advanced Heart Failure Part 2

To investigate how measures of frailty, assessed during occupational therapy (OT) evaluation and intervention impact decision for advanced heart failure (HF) therapies and postoperative outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals will be included in this study if they were evaluated for advanced heart failure therapies at Keck Hospital from 1/1/2019-6/30/2021. This will be determined through data from the electronic medical record.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who did not receive an occupational therapy evaluation prior to advanced heart failure intervention decision.