Current Status and Barriers to Heart Failure Care in Japanese Geriatric Health Services Facilities ― A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey ―
Background: As Japan faces a heart failure (HF) pandemic, geriatric health service facilities (GHSFs) are vital for transitional HF care from hospital to home. This study investigated HF care practices, challenges, and support needs in Japanese GHSFs.
Authors
- Miyuki Tsuchihashi‐Makaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2576-7016)
- Yumino Dai
- Masakazu Saitoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8666-6353)
- Koichiro Kinugawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0009-8477)
- Akiko Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7907-5284)
- Koshiro Kanaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-7835)
- Shungo Hikoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2284-1970)
- Hiroshi Sakurashita
- Isao Miyajima
- Kazuhiro Yamamoto
- Yoshiharu Kinugasa
Institutions
- Home Office (GB)
- Juntendo University (JP)
- Chikamori Hospital (JP)
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (JP)
- Health Information Management (BE)
- Hiroshima University Hospital (JP)
- University of Toyama (JP)
- Tottori University (JP)
- Kitasato University (JP)
- Nara Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Journal
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.cj-26-0558
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00