Health-Related Quality of Life in Coronary Heart Disease Compared to Norms in Spanish Population

Torres, Maria Soto; Calderón, Soledad Márquez; Díaz, Ignacio Ramos; Chacón, Antonio; Fernández, Fernando; Failde, Inmaculada

doi:10.1023/b:qure.0000040783.94127.a3

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“…Our finding that younger CHD patients tend to have more severely impaired HRQoL than the oldest group (Ն65 years of age), especially in health utility and self-rating of health, is consistent with previous research. 25 This difference may be partially explained by the fact that CHD has a much bigger impact on patients who are at their most productive age than those who are retired. Adjustment or coping mechanisms also may contribute to this difference, particularly for overall health perception.…”

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Patient-Reported Health Status in Coronary Heart Disease in the United States

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“…Thus researchers have suggested that using the SF-36 Vitality scores of the general population as reference data is a valid approach for establishing cutoff scores on measures of fatigue [21]. In order to indicate significant healthrelated limitations, previous studies [23][24][25] dichotomized the Vitality scale based on the 25 th percentile. That is, individuals scoring at or below the 25 th percentile were considered to be experiencing limitations due to fatigue while those scoring above the 25 th percentile were not considered to be suffering such limitations.…”

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Identifying Clinically Meaningful Fatigue with the Fatigue Symptom Inventory

Donovan

Jacobsen

Small

et al. 2008

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

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The Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) has been used extensively to assess and measure fatigue in a number of clinical populations. The purpose of the present study was to further establish its utility by examining its operating characteristics and determining the optimal cutoff score for identifying clinically meaningful fatigue. The SF-36 Vitality scale, a measure widely used to identify individuals with significant fatigue-related disability, was used to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the FSI. Results indicate that a score of 3 or greater on those items assessing fatigue in the past week is the optimal cutoff score for identifying clinically meaningful fatigue. Individuals who scored at or above the cutoff also reported significantly greater fatigue interference, more days of fatigue on average, and fatigue a greater proportion of each day in the past week. Findings suggest that the FSI can be used to discriminate effectively between individuals with and without clinically meaningful fatigue.

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“…Most studies assessing HRQoL in patients with CAD have been carried out in the United States (6)(7)(8) , European countries (5,(9)(10) and a smaller number of studies have been conducted in countries like Canada (11) . Their assessments of HRQoL have been largely based on the Medical Outcomes Study: 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) questionnaire and researchers have conducted these assessments at different time points after first hospital admission due to CAD (7,(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) .…”

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“…A comparison of HRQoL between individuals from the general population and those with CAD has shown that the latter have lower scores in both physical and emotional aspects when compared to those without CAD (5)(6) .…”

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Health-related quality of life in patients admitted after a first episode of acute coronary syndrome

Dessotte

Dantas

Schmidt

et al. 2011

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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This study aimed to investigate health-related quality of life based on the four weeks antecedent to first admission for acute coronary syndrome and describe potential associations between quality of life, gender and prior treatment for any other cardiovascular condition. An exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in two public hospitals in an inner state city of the State of São Paulo. Of 253 participants studied, 69.2% were male, 69.6% were married or living with a partner, and 58.1% were professionally active before the current hospital admission. Mean age was 57.9 years old. Higher scores were seen in the Social Functioning ( x =86.1) domain, while the domain perceived as more compromised was Role Physical ( x =57.7). Female participants and those who had previously been treated for any other cardiovascular condition had lower quality of life, and these differences were all statistically significant (p<0.05). Calidad de vida relacionada a la salud de sujetos internados, como consecuencia del primer síndrome coronario agudoEl objetivo de este estudio fue investigar la calidad de vida relacionada a la salud, basada en las últimas cuatro semanas que antecedieron a la primera internación, por un síndrome coronario agudo, y describir potenciales asociaciones entre la calidad de vida, sexo y tratamiento previo para otras enfermedades cardiovasculares. Como método, se utilizó el estudio descriptivo y exploratorio, de tipo transversal, realizado en dos hospitales públicos en el interior del Estado de Sao Paulo. De los 253 sujetos estudiados, 69,2% eran hombres, 69,6% casados, o vivían con un compañero, y 58,1% eran profesionalmente activos antes de la internación. La edad promedio fue de 57,9 años. Los mayores puntajes obtenidos fueron en el dominio aspectos sociales ( x =86,1), en cuanto el dominio más comprometido fue aspectos físicos ( x =57,7). Se concluye que las mujeres, así como los sujetos que ya hacían tratamiento previo para otras enfermedades cardiovasculares, presentaron peor calidad de vida, y las diferencias fueron todas estadísticamente significativas (p<0,05).

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Coronary Heart Disease Compared to Norms in Spanish Population

Abstract: The comparison between HRQL in coronary patients and that in the general population confirms the impact of the disease especially in the youngest patients, and allows intervention to be directed towards the more vulnerable groups.

Cited by 35 publications

References 16 publications

Patient-Reported Health Status in Coronary Heart Disease in the United States

Patient-Reported Health Status in Coronary Heart Disease in the United States

Identifying Clinically Meaningful Fatigue with the Fatigue Symptom Inventory

Health-related quality of life in patients admitted after a first episode of acute coronary syndrome

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