Akpinar, GuleserTopacoglu, Hakan2025-10-112025-10-1120212602-2079https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.900938https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/21075Background/Aim: One of the pathomechanisms of congestive heart failure is inadequate cardiac load, and one of the physiological ways to reduce cardiac load is to decrease venous return. Based on this mechanism, we aimed to reduce venous return and alleviate cardiac load in patients by drooping their legs. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of leg position on patients' comfort and treatment, emphasize that patient position is valuable enough to be included in the treatment algorithm, and determine the effects of the patient sitting with legs hanging down position in an armchair (sitting position), or upright with the straight knees position on a stretcher with the stretcher’s head at 90°C (high Fowler's position) on the patient's perception of dyspnea in chronic heart failure (CHF).en10.28982/josam.900938info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEmergency MedicineAcil TıpResearch Article53284288