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Baumgartner H, De Backer J, Babu-Narayan SV, Budts W, Chessa M, Diller GP, Iung B, Kluin J, Lang IM, Meijboom F, Moons P, Mulder BJ, Oechslin E, Roos-Hesselink JW, Schwerzmann M, Sondergaard L, Zeppenfeld K, Ernst S, Ladouceur M, Aboyans V, Alexander D, Christodorescu R, Corrado D, D’Alto M, de Groot N, Delgado V, Di Salvo G, Dos Subira L, Eicken A, Fitzsimons D, Frogoudaki AA, Gatzoulis M, Heymans S, Hörer J, Houyel L, Jondeau G, Katus HA, Landmesser U, Lewis BS, Lyon A, Mueller CE, Mylotte D, Petersen SE, Petronio AS, Roffi M, Rosenhek R, Shlyakhto E, Simpson IA, Sousa-Uva M, Torp-Pedersen CT, Touyz RM, Van De Bruaene A. Guía ESC 2020 para el tratamiento de las cardiopatías congénitas del adulto. Rev Esp Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2020.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Enomoto J, Mizuno Y, Okajima Y, Kawasoe Y, Morishima H, Tateno S. Employment status and contributing factors among adults with congenital heart disease in Japan. Pediatr Int 2020; 62:390-398. [PMID: 31957140 DOI: 10.1111/ped.14152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Working is an important concern in transitional care for adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) because work connects people with society. Employment status is correlated with gender, but studies on patient employment by gender have rarely been conducted. This study therefore aimed to examine the employment status of ACHD by gender and to explore the factors influencing this status. METHODS In this study, 193 Japanese ACHD (mean age: men-33.62 years, women-32.69 years; 89 men, no students included) completed a questionnaire including questions about employment status, an evaluation of hindrances to employment, the Linear Analog Scale to assess quality of life (QOL), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). RESULTS In the study sample, 13 of 89 (14.6%) men and 13 of 104 (12.5%) women did not have a job. These rates were higher than the national standard rates in Japan (men: 5.0%, women: 2.9%). Of these patients, only one man and one woman listed their illness as a reason for their unemployment. The factors thought to explain unemployment were age for men and disease severity for women (P < 0.05 for both). Unemployed patients had significantly lower QOL and SWLS scores. CONCLUSIONS Most ACHD can join the workforce but a higher percentage of ACHD do not work and find it challenging to have a career compared with the general population. Moreover, because unemployed patients have low QOL and SWLS scores, obtaining work is crucial to enable these people to have mentally and emotionally stable and fulfilling lives.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junko Enomoto
- Faculty of Letters, Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatrics, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Nursing, Tokyo University of Information Sciences, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatrics, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatrics, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatrics, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chiba Kaihin Municipal Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Sluman MA, Apers S, Sluiter JK, Nieuwenhuijsen K, Moons P, Luyckx K, Kovacs AH, Thomet C, Budts W, Enomoto J, Yang HL, Jackson JL, Khairy P, Cook SC, Subramanyan R, Alday L, Eriksen K, Dellborg M, Berghammer M, Mattsson E, Mackie AS, Menahem S, Caruana M, Gosney K, Soufi A, Fernandes SM, White KS, Callus E, Kutty S, Bouma BJ, Mulder BJM. Education as important predictor for successful employment in adults with congenital heart disease worldwide. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2019; 14:362-371. [PMID: 30714326 PMCID: PMC6849520 DOI: 10.1111/chd.12747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Background Conflicting results have been reported regarding employment status and work ability in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Since this is an important determinant for quality of life, we assessed this in a large international adult CHD cohort. Methods Data from 4028 adults with CHD (53% women) from 15 different countries were collected by a uniform survey in the cross‐sectional APPROACH International Study. Predictors for employment and work limitations were studied using general linear mixed models. Results Median age was 32 years (IQR 25‐42) and 94% of patients had at least a high school degree. Overall employment rate was 69%, but varied substantially among countries. Higher education (OR 1.99‐3.69) and having a partner (OR 1.72) were associated with more employment; female sex (OR 0.66, worse NYHA functional class (OR 0.67‐0.13), and a history of congestive heart failure (OR 0.74) were associated with less employment. Limitations at work were reported in 34% and were associated with female sex (OR 1.36), increasing age (OR 1.03 per year), more severe CHD (OR 1.31‐2.10), and a history of congestive heart failure (OR 1.57) or mental disorders (OR 2.26). Only a university degree was associated with fewer limitations at work (OR 0.62). Conclusions There are genuine differences in the impact of CHD on employment status in different countries. Although the majority of adult CHD patients are employed, limitations at work are common. Education appears to be the main predictor for successful employment and should therefore be encouraged in patients with CHD.
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- Maayke A Sluman
- Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School Psychology and Development in Context, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Psychology, UNIBS, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.,The Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Congenital and Structural Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospitals of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Chiba Cardiovascular Center, Chiba, Japan
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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- Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Niños, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Adult Congenital Heart Unit, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Health Sciences, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at Stanford, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, California
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- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Washington University and Barnes Jewish Heart & Vascular Center, University of Missouri, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Clinical Psychology Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center/Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Cardiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Cardiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Bouma BJ, Mulder BJ. Changing Landscape of Congenital Heart Disease. Circ Res 2017; 120:908-922. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.309302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Congenital heart disease is the most frequently occurring congenital disorder affecting ≈0.8% of live births. Thanks to great efforts and technical improvements, including the development of cardiopulmonary bypass in the 1950s, large-scale repair in these patients became possible, with subsequent dramatic reduction in morbidity and mortality. The ongoing search for progress and the growing understanding of the cardiovascular system and its pathophysiology refined all aspects of care for these patients. As a consequence, survival further increased over the past decades, and a new group of patients, those who survived congenital heart disease into adulthood, emerged. However, a large range of complications raised at the horizon as arrhythmias, endocarditis, pulmonary hypertension, and heart failure, and the need for additional treatment became clear. Technical solutions were sought in perfection and creation of new surgical techniques by developing catheter-based interventions, with elimination of open heart surgery and new electronic devices enabling, for example, multisite pacing and implantation of internal cardiac defibrillators to prevent sudden death. Over time, many pharmaceutical studies were conducted, changing clinical treatment slowly toward evidence-based care, although results were often limited by low numbers and clinical heterogeneity. More attention has been given to secondary issues like sports participation, pregnancy, work, and social-related difficulties. The relevance of these issues was already recognized in the 1970s when the need for specialized centers with multidisciplinary teams was proclaimed. Finally, research has become incorporated in care. Results of intervention studies and registries increased the knowledge on epidemiology of adults with congenital heart disease and their complications during life, and at the end, several guidelines became easily accessible, guiding physicians to deliver care appropriately. Over the past decades, the landscape of adult congenital heart disease has changed dramatically, which has to be continued in the future.
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- Berto J. Bouma
- From the Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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