Patient perceptions of heart failure
| Total cohort (n = 103) | Indo-Asian (n = 34) | Afro-Caribbean (n = 22) | White (n = 42) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient’s awareness of the primary diagnosis of heart failure | ||||
| Aware | 68 (66.0%) | 13 (38.2%) | 15 (68.2%) | 36 (85.7%) |
| Not aware | 35 (34.0%) | 21 (61.8%) | 7 (31.8%) | 6 (14.3%) |
| Perception of the severity of heart failure | ||||
| Not severe | 37 (35.9%) | 17 (50.0%) | 9 (40.9%) | 8 (19.1%) |
| Severe | 53 (51.5) | 10 (29.4%) | 11 (50.0%) | 30 (71.4%) |
| Very severe | 13 (12.6%) | 7 (20.6%) | 2 (9.1%) | 4 (9.5%) |
| Perception whether heart failure is curable | ||||
| Curable | 29 (28.2%) | 10 (29.4%) | 5 (22.7%) | 14 (33.3%) |
| Not curable | 74 (71.8%) | 24 (70.6%) | 17 (77.3%) | 28 (66.7%) |
| Perception whether heart failure is treatable | ||||
| Treatable | 83 (80.6%) | 30 (88.2%) | 17 (77.3%) | 33 (78.6%) |
| Not treatable | 20 (19.4%) | 4 (11.8%) | 5 (22.7%) | 9 (21.4%) |
| Perception whether patient health is: | ||||
| Improving | 37 (35.9%) | 15 (44.1%) | 8 (36.4%) | 13 (31.0%) |
| Worsening | 12 (11.6%) | 2 (5.9%) | 3 (13.6%) | 5 (11.9%) |
| Unchanged | 54 (52.4%) | 17 (50.0%) | 11 (50.0%) | 24 (57.1%) |