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Cohen MI, Cohen JE, St Louis J. Health Care Expenditures in Cardiac Children: The Time to Act Is Now. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 81:1618-1620. [PMID: 37076216 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.03.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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- Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Marshall KH, d'Udekem Y, Winlaw DS, Dalziel K, Woolfenden SR, Zannino D, Costa DSJ, Bishop R, Celermajer DS, Sholler GF, Kasparian NA. The Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry Quality of Life Study: Protocol for a population-based assessment of quality of life among people with a Fontan circulation, their parents, and siblings. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e065726. [PMID: 36127092 PMCID: PMC9490616 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Advances in the care of patients with single-ventricle congenital heart disease have led to a new generation of individuals living with a Fontan circulation. For people with Fontan physiology, physical, psychological and neurodevelopmental challenges are common. The objective of this study is to describe and develop a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to quality of life (QOL) among children, adolescents and adults living with a Fontan circulation across Australia and New Zealand, their parents and siblings. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This article presents the protocol for the Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry (ANZFR) QOL Study, a cross-sectional, population-based study designed to examine QOL among people of all ages with a Fontan circulation, their parents and siblings. Study eligibility criteria includes (1) individuals with a Fontan circulation aged ≥6 years, at least 12 months post-Fontan procedure and enrolled in the ANZFR; (2) parents of individuals enrolled in the ANZFR; and (3) siblings aged ≥6 years of an individual enrolled in the ANZFR. A novel, online research platform is used to distribute personalised assessments tailored to participant age and developmental stage. A suite of validated psychometric self-report and parent-proxy report instruments capture potential correlates and predictors of QOL, including symptoms of psychological distress, personality attributes, coping and cognitive appraisals, family functioning, healthcare experiences and costs, access to emotional support and socioeconomic factors. Clinical characteristics are captured via self-report and parent-proxy report, as well as the ANZFR. Descriptive analyses and multilevel models will be used to examine QOL across groups and to investigate potential explanatory variables. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Approval has been obtained from all relevant Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs), including the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network and the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne HRECs. Study findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international meetings and seminars.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kate H Marshall
- Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Heart Institute, Washington, D.C, USA
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Health Economics Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Institute for Women, Children and their Families, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Heart Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Center for Heart Disease and Mental Health, Heart Institute and Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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