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Nikl A, Janssen MF, Brodszky V, Rencz F. Hungarian population norms for the 15D generic preference-accompanied health status measure. Qual Life Res 2024; 33:87-99. [PMID: 37707653 PMCID: PMC10784351 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-023-03514-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES 15D is a generic preference-accompanied health status measure covering a wide range of health areas, including sensory functions. The aim of this study was to establish population norms for the 15D instrument in Hungary. METHODS 2000 members of the Hungarian adult general population participated in an online cross-sectional survey in August 2021. The sample was broadly representative in terms of gender, age groups, highest level of education, geographical region, and settlement type. Index values were derived using the Norwegian 15D value set. In addition to providing population norms, mean index values were computed for 32 physical and 24 mental health condition groups. RESULTS Most respondents (78.7%) reported problems in at least one 15D domain. The most problems were reported with sleeping (50.7%), followed by vitality (49.2%), distress (43.6%), discomfort and symptoms (31.2%), depression (31.1%), sexual activities (29.6%), breathing (28.1%), and vision (27.8%). The mean 15D index value was 0.810. With advancing age categories, the 15D index values showed an inverse U-shaped curve. Generally, mean index values in respondents with mental health conditions were lower [range 0.299 (post-traumatic stress disorder) to 0.757 (smoking addiction)] than those of respondents with physical conditions [range 0.557 (liver cirrhosis) to 0.764 (allergies)]. CONCLUSIONS This study provided 15D population norms of the Hungarian general population; furthermore, this is the first study to provide population norms for the 15D in any country. The values established in this study can serve as benchmarks for evaluating efficacy outcomes in clinical trials, quantifying disease burden and identifying unmet needs.
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- Anna Nikl
- Department of Health Policy, Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 Fővám tér, 1093, Budapest, Hungary
- Semmelweis University Doctoral School, Budapest, Hungary
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- Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Policy, Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 Fővám tér, 1093, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Health Policy, Corvinus University of Budapest, 8 Fővám tér, 1093, Budapest, Hungary.
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The Effect of the Nursing Care Based on the Roy Adaptation Model on the Level of the Quality of Life and Fatigue in the Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Crit Care Nurs Q 2021; 45:35-41. [PMID: 34818296 DOI: 10.1097/cnq.0000000000000386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This article reports the findings of a study designed to investigate the effectiveness of the Roy Adaptation Model, as it relates to improvements in nursing care outcomes for patients undergoing coronary bypass graft surgery. Results revealed that the implementation of a training program based on this model enhanced staff education and led to decreases in the level of fatigue and improved the quality of life for this group of patients.
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Hynninen Y, Vilkkumaa E, Salo A. Operationalization of Utilitarian and Egalitarian Objectives for Optimal Allocation of Health Care Resources. DECISION SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/deci.12448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Yrjänä Hynninen
- Systems Analysis Laboratory Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis Aalto University School of Science P.O.Box 11100 Aalto 00076 Finland
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- Department of Information and Service Management Aalto University School of Business (EV) P.O.Box 11100 Aalto 00076 Finland
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- Systems Analysis Laboratory Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis Aalto University School of Science P.O.Box 11100 Aalto 00076 Finland
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Thuesen AL, Riber LP, Veien KT, Christiansen EH, Jensen SE, Modrau I, Andreasen JJ, Borregaard B, Junker A, Mortensen PE, Jensen LO. Health-Related Quality of Life and Angina in Fractional Flow Reserve- Versus Angiography-Guided Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: FARGO Trial (Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Angiography Randomization for Graft Optimization). Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2021; 14:e007302. [PMID: 34078097 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND In coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) is insufficiently investigated. Stenosis assessment usually relies on visual estimates of lesion severity. This study evaluated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and angina after FFR- versus angiography-guided CABG. METHODS One hundred patients referred for CABG were randomized to FFR- or angiography-guided CABG. In the FFR group, lesions with FFR>0.80 were deferred, while the surgeon was blinded to the FFR values in the angiography group. Before and 6 months after CABG, HRQoL was assessed by the health state classifier EQ-5D of the EuroQoL 5-level instrument and angina status based on the Canadian Cardiovascular Society classification system were registered. RESULTS Six-month angiography included FFR evaluations of deferred lesions. In total, completed EQ-5D of the EuroQoL 5-level instrument questionnaires were available in 86 patients (43 in the FFR versus 43 in the angiography-guided group). HRQoL was significantly improved and angina significantly decreased from baseline to 6 months after CABG with no difference between the randomization groups. Graft failure rates and clinical outcomes were similar in both groups. Patients with graft failure or FFR<0.80 of the previous deferred lesions had significantly lower visual analogue scale scores (78.7±14.2 versus 86.8±14.7, P=0.004) and more angina compared with patients without graft failure or FFR≥0.80 at 6-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS FFR- versus angiography-guided CABG demonstrated similar improvements in HRQoL and angina 6 months after CABG. Graft failure or low FFR in deferred lesions were associated with low HRQoL and angina. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02477371.
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- Anne Langhoff Thuesen
- Department of Cardiology (A.L.T., K.T.V., B.B., A.J., L.O.J.), Odense University Hospital, Denmark.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.L.T., L.P.R., P.E.M.), Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.L.T., L.P.R., P.E.M.), Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology (A.L.T., K.T.V., B.B., A.J., L.O.J.), Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (I.M.), Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark (J.J.A.).,Department of Clinical Research, Aalborg University, Denmark (J.J.A.)
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- Department of Cardiology (A.L.T., K.T.V., B.B., A.J., L.O.J.), Odense University Hospital, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (B.B., L.O.J.)
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- Department of Cardiology (A.L.T., K.T.V., B.B., A.J., L.O.J.), Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.L.T., L.P.R., P.E.M.), Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology (A.L.T., K.T.V., B.B., A.J., L.O.J.), Odense University Hospital, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (B.B., L.O.J.)
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Liu SD, Timur Y, Xu L, Meng WX, Sun B, Qiu DY. Inhibiting the ROCK Pathway Ameliorates Acute Lung Injury in Mice following Myocardial Ischemia/reperfusion. Immunol Invest 2021; 51:931-946. [PMID: 33655821 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2021.1887887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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To clarify the role of Y-27632, a selective inhibitor of Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase (ROCK), in acute lung injury (ALI) induced by myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Mice were randomized into Sham, I/R, and Y-27632 (10, 20 or 30 mg/kg) + I/R groups, and hemodynamics, infarcted area, the protein concentration, neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) levels were assessed. Pathological changes were evaluated by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining; protein and gene expression were measured by Western blotting, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunohistochemistry and quantitative real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR); and apoptosis was assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining. ROCK1 and ROCK2 expression was up-regulated in lung tissues of I/R mice compared to sham mice. Y-27632 decreased the protein concentration and the neutrophils in BALF in I/R mice, improved hemodynamics and reduced infarct size (IS)/area at risk (AAR) ratio. In addition, pathological changes in lung tissues of Y-27632-treated mice were mitigated, and these alterations were accompanied by decreases in MDA levels in lung tissues and increases in SOD and GSH-Px levels. Moreover, in I/R group, the number of apoptotic cells in lung tissue was higher than that in sham group, and p53, Caspase-3 and Bax expression was up-regulated; however, following treatment with Y-27632 (10, 20 and 30 mg/kg), these changes were reversed. Inhibition of ROCK pathway by Y-27632 ameliorated ALI in myocardial I/R mice by mitigating oxidative stress, inflammation and cell apoptosis.
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- Shang-Dian Liu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,Department of Pharmacology, Central Laboratory of Scientific Research, Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Hynninen Y, Linna M, Vilkkumaa E. Value of genetic testing in the prevention of coronary heart disease events. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210010. [PMID: 30645616 PMCID: PMC6333335 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The health economic evidence about the value and optimal targeting of genetic testing in the prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) events has remained limited and ambiguous. The objective of this study is to optimize the population-level use and targeting of genetic testing alongside traditional risk factors in the prevention of CHD events and, thereby, to assess the cost-benefit of genetic testing. METHODS AND FINDINGS We compare several strategies for using traditional and genetic testing in the prevention of CHD through statin therapy. The targeting of tests to different patient segments within these strategies is optimized by using a decision-analytic model, in which a patient's estimated risk of CHD is updated based on test results using Bayesian methods. We adopt the perspective of healthcare sector. The data for the model is exceptionally wide and combined from national healthcare registers, the Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine, and published literature. Our results suggest that targeting genetic testing in an optimal way to those patients about which traditional risk factors do not provide sufficiently accurate information results in the highest expected net benefit. In particular, compared to the use of traditional risk factors only, the optimal use of genetic testing would decrease the expected costs of an average patient aged 45 years or more by 2.54€ in a 10-year follow-up period while maintaining the level of the expected health outcome. Thus, genetic testing is found to be a part of a cost-beneficial testing strategy alongside traditional risk factors. This conclusion is robust to reasonable changes in model inputs. CONCLUSIONS If targeted optimally, the use of genetic testing alongside traditional risk factors is cost-beneficial in the prevention of CHD.
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- Yrjänä Hynninen
- Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- The Institute of Healthcare Engineering, Management, and Architecture, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Information and Service Management, School of Business, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
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Liimatta H, Lampela P, Laitinen-Parkkonen P, Pitkala K. Preventive home visits to promote the health-related quality of life of home-dwelling older people: Baseline findings and feasibility of a randomized, controlled trial. Eur Geriatr Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kattainen E, Meriläinen P, Sintonen H. Sense of Coherence and Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting or Angioplasty. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2016; 5:21-30. [PMID: 15950540 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2005.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2004] [Revised: 03/20/2005] [Accepted: 05/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Every year, 4 million people die from cardiovascular disease (CAD) in Europe. As many as 800,000 of them die before they reach the age of 65. The ischemic heart disease is also the most common cause of death in Finland. The invasive treatments of the CAD, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) relieve symptoms and increase patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in most of the cases. In this paper sense of coherence is discussed as related to health-related quality of life among CABG and PTCA patients in a one-year follow-up. SAMPLE The study sample consisted of consecutive male (N=439) and female (N=176) patients who were treated with the elective CABG or PTCA. The baseline data before the interventions were collected by structured interviews, the follow-up data by mailed self-administered questionnaires six and twelve months afterwards. MEASURES The sense of coherence was studied by using a 13-item SOC scale. HRQoL was measured by the 15D. It is a generic, multidimensional, standardized, self-administered instrument, which has both a profile and single index score property. The differences in both groups were defined by using T-tests. Follow-up outcomes were analysed by using analyses of variance for repeated measures. RESULTS Health-related quality of life increased in both groups during the follow-up. There was a correlation between health-related quality of life and sense of coherence in CABG and PTCA patients' group at baseline. The mean score of the 15D was lower in moderate sense of coherence tertile than in strong sense of coherence tertile in both groups. After six and twelve months the similar tendency existed in health-related quality of life and sense of coherence; patients who had poor or moderate sense of coherence had lower health-related quality of life than the patients with strong sense of coherence. CONCLUSIONS Sense of coherence was more stable among CABG patients than PTCA patients. In PTCA patients' group sense of coherence decreased during the follow-up time. In both patients' group the health-related quality of life increased statistically significant by 6 months. No significant change in health-related quality of life took place in either group from 6 to 12 months.
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- Eija Kattainen
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Kuopio, FIN-70211 University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, Finland.
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Stevanović J, Pechlivanoglou P, Kampinga MA, Krabbe PFM, Postma MJ. Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Preference-Based Quality of Life Values in Coronary Heart Disease. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152030. [PMID: 27011260 PMCID: PMC4806923 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There are numerous health-related quality of life (HRQol) measurements used in coronary heart disease (CHD) in the literature. However, only values assessed with preference-based instruments can be directly applied in a cost-utility analysis (CUA). OBJECTIVE To summarize and synthesize instrument-specific preference-based values in CHD and the underlying disease-subgroups, stable angina and post-acute coronary syndrome (post-ACS), for developed countries, while accounting for study-level characteristics, and within- and between-study correlation. METHODS A systematic review was conducted to identify studies reporting preference-based values in CHD. A multivariate meta-analysis was applied to synthesize the HRQoL values. Meta-regression analyses examined the effect of study level covariates age, publication year, prevalence of diabetes and gender. RESULTS A total of 40 studies providing preference-based values were detected. Synthesized estimates of HRQoL in post-ACS ranged from 0.64 (Quality of Well-Being) to 0.92 (EuroQol European"tariff"), while in stable angina they ranged from 0.64 (Short form 6D) to 0.89 (Standard Gamble). Similar findings were observed in estimates applying to general CHD. No significant improvement in model fit was found after adjusting for study-level covariates. Large between-study heterogeneity was observed in all the models investigated. CONCLUSIONS The main finding of our study is the presence of large heterogeneity both within and between instrument-specific HRQoL values. Current economic models in CHD ignore this between-study heterogeneity. Multivariate meta-analysis can quantify this heterogeneity and offers the means for uncertainty around HRQoL values to be translated to uncertainty in CUAs.
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- Jelena Stevanović
- University of Groningen, Department of Pharmacy, Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics (PE2), Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA), Toronto, Canada.,University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Epidemiology, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, Department of Pharmacy, Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics (PE2), Groningen, The Netherlands
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Heiskanen J, Tolppanen AM, Roine RP, Hartikainen J, Hippeläinen M, Miettinen H, Martikainen J. Comparison of EQ-5D and 15D instruments for assessing the health-related quality of life in cardiac surgery patients. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. QUALITY OF CARE & CLINICAL OUTCOMES 2016; 2:193-200. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcw002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Yen PN, Yang CC, Chang WP, Wang JD, Hwang JS, Chang TC, Kuo KL, Lin IF. Late effects on the health-related quality of life in a cohort population decades after environmental radiation exposure. Int J Radiat Biol 2013; 89:639-44. [DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2013.784423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Blankenship JC, Marshall JJ, Pinto DS, Lange RA, Bates ER, Holper EM, Grines CL, Chambers CE. Effect of percutaneous coronary intervention on quality of life: A consensus statement from the society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2012; 81:243-59. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston; Massachusetts
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; San Antonio; Texas
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- University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers; Ann Arbor; Michigan
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- Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute; Detroit; Michigan
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Bøhmer E, Kristiansen IS, Arnesen H, Halvorsen S. Health and cost consequences of early versus late invasive strategy after thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 18:717-23. [DOI: 10.1177/1741826711398425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Ellen Bøhmer
- Department of Medicine, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway
- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ulleval, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Clinical Heart Research,Oslo University Hospital,Ulleval, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ulleval, Oslo, Norway
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Health-Related Quality of Life Following Carotid Stenting Versus Endarterectomy. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2010; 3:515-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2009] [Revised: 02/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Soini EJO, Davies G, Martikainen JA, Hu HX, Tunceli K, Niskanen L. Population-based health-economic evaluation of the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in Finland. Curr Med Res Opin 2010; 26:25-36. [PMID: 19895364 DOI: 10.1185/03007990903422620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of generic atorvastatin 20 mg (A20), branded rosuvastatin 10 mg (R10), generic simvastatin 40 mg (S40) and the combination of generic S40 + branded ezetimibe 10 mg (S40 + EZ10) for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Finnish patients not meeting the target goal of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) with S40. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A probabilistic Markov model was employed to evaluate the costs and health outcomes of the different therapies based on the cardiovascular events avoided. The model included Framingham risk equations, Finnish population characteristics, event rates, quality of life estimates, resource use and unit costs. The LDL-C lowering efficacies were gathered from a systematic literature review, based on a search of Medline carried out in June 2008 (no time limit). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained and incremental cost per life year gained (LYG). RESULTS The efficacy (LDL-C decrease) gained from switching S40 to S40 + EZ10 was consistent in the literature review, whereas the LDL-C decrease gained from switching S40 to A20/R10 was uncertain. The incremental cost per QALY gained from switching generic S40 was lowest for S40 + EZ10 (22,841 euros [24,017 euros] and 26,595 euros [46,686 euros] for diabetic and non-diabetic men [women], respectively). The respective incremental cost per QALY gained for S40 + EZ10 vs. A20 were 19,738 euros (21,405 euros) and 23,596 euros (40,087 euros). A20 dominated R10. Based on the cost-effectiveness acceptability frontier with a willingness-to-pay value of 30,000 euros per QALY gained, the probability of cost-effectiveness for switching generic S40 to S40 + EZ10 was 100% for men and diabetic women. Sensitivity analyses showed that results were robust. CONCLUSIONS In the Finnish secondary prevention population that is not at goal on S40, switching generic S40 to S40 + EZ10 is more cost-effective than switching S40 to generic A20 or R10.
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Rantanen A, Tarkka MT, Kaunonen M, Tarkka M, Sintonen H, Koivisto AM, Astedt-Kurki P. Health-related quality of life after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Adv Nurs 2009; 65:1926-36. [PMID: 19694856 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05056.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to monitor changes in health-related quality of life and to identify associated factors among patients having coronary artery bypass grafting and their significant others. BACKGROUND Heart disease and its treatment affects the lives of both patients and their significant others, and the early stage of recovery from surgery causes particular anxiety for both. METHOD In this longitudinal study, three sets of questionnaire data were collected 1, 6 and 12 months after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery from patients and significant others at one university hospital in Finland in 2001-2005. We recruited all patients who had been admitted for elective coronary artery bypass grafting surgery during the period specified. The data consisted of the responses from those patients and significant others who had completed all three questionnaires and for whom patient-significant other pairs existed (n = 163). FINDINGS Patients' and their significant others' health-related quality of life was at its lowest one month after the operation and improved during follow-up. The change in the mean health-related quality of life score differed between patients and significant others; the improvement in the patients' health-related quality of life was greater than that in the significant others. Neither the background variables used in the study nor social support were associated with change in health-related quality of life. CONCLUSION Further research is needed to identify factors explaining the change in health-related quality of life to develop interventions to support patients and significant others.
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- Anja Rantanen
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Finland.
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Loponen P, Luther M, Korpilahti K, Wistbacka JO, Huhtala H, Laurikka J, Tarkka MR. HRQoL after coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention for stable angina. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2009; 43:94-9. [DOI: 10.1080/14017430802395450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Patients' and significant others' health-related quality of life one month after coronary artery bypass grafting predicts later health-related quality of life. Heart Lung 2009; 38:318-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2007] [Revised: 05/06/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aletras VH, Kontodimopoulos N, Niakas DA, Vagia MG, Pelteki HJ, Karatzoglou GI, Sintonen H, Yfantopoulos JN. Valuation and preliminary validation of the Greek 15D in a sample of patients with coronary artery disease. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2009; 12:574-579. [PMID: 18980637 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2008.00462.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To replicate, using the Greek version of the 15D instrument, the three-stage valuation procedure, using a sample of coronary artery disease patients; to assess on a preliminary basis the psychometric properties of the instrument in the Greek health-care environment; to evaluate the health-related quality of life of patients with coronary artery disease. METHODS The generic instrument 15D was translated and culturally adapted into the Greek language and setting. It was then administered during October 2005 to May 2006 to 420 coronary artery disease patients. The three-stage valuation procedure was employed and, with the use of elicited preference weights, a single health-related quality of life index score for the patients was derived. Scores were also calculated using the original Finnish valuation system and compared with the previously derived utilities. Sensitivity, reliability, and validity were assessed by examining response distributions, floor and ceiling effects, item-scale correlations, Cronbach's alpha coefficients, and hypothesized relationships between sociodemographic variables and health-related quality of life. RESULTS The Greek valuation systematically generated higher 15D utilities than the Finnish one. Nevertheless, the utilities derived with the original Finnish valuation algorithm differed significantly with respect to sex, age, and education, just as they did using the Greek valuation system. In most cases, the full range of possible responses has been used satisfactorily and floor and ceiling effects were generally moderate. In general, internal consistency reliability was also satisfactory. CONCLUSION The valuation system generated results demonstrating satisfactory psychometric properties. Further research should validate the 15D in the general Greek population.
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- Vassilis H Aletras
- Department of Business Administration, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
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Rantanen A, Kaunonen M, Sintonen H, Koivisto AM, Astedt-Kurki P, Tarkka MT. Factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients and significant others one month after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Clin Nurs 2008; 17:1742-53. [PMID: 18592625 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02195.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To describe and compare the health-related quality of life of patients and their significant others and to identify factors associated with health-related quality of life one month after coronary artery bypass surgery. BACKGROUND Heart disease and coronary artery bypass surgery affect the life of patients and their significant others. Following surgery, some patients might feel their quality of life is poor. Significant others are a major source of support for patients; therefore, it is important to know how their health-related quality of life is affected. METHODS This study is part of a major longitudinal research project. The questionnaire data for the study were collected one month after the surgical procedure from 270 patients and 240 significant others at one Finnish university hospital. Data analysis was by descriptive and inferential statistics. Stepwise linear regression analysis was used as a multivariate method. RESULTS Coronary artery bypass grafting patients had a poorer health-related quality of life than both the age and gender-standardised general population and their significant others. Significant others, on the other hand, had the same health-related quality of life as the general population. In patients, health-related quality of life was associated with the occurrence of cardiac symptoms and New York Heart Association class; in significant others, it was explained by chronic illnesses, employment, gender and emotional support received from members of the support network. CONCLUSION In the early stages of recovery, the health-related quality of life of coronary artery bypass grafting patients is inferior to that of the general population. There are also differences in the health-related quality of life of patients and their significant others. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Postcoronary artery bypass grafting rehabilitation programmes should provide support for both patients and significant others through networks that involve both professionals and peer supporters.
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- Anja Rantanen
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
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Speed and quality in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery: is there a connection? Health Care Manag Sci 2008; 12:147-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s10729-008-9075-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Peura P, Martikainen J, Soini E, Hallinen T, Niskanen L. Cost-effectiveness of statins in the prevention of coronary heart disease events in middle-aged Finnish men. Curr Med Res Opin 2008; 24:1823-32. [PMID: 18485270 DOI: 10.1185/03007990802144705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the long-term cost-effectiveness of atorvastatin 20 mg, rosuvastatin 10 mg and simvastatin 40 mg in primary and secondary prevention of CHD in Finland. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The effect of statin therapy on the incidence of CHD and the expected total costs of the disease were described using a Markov state transition model. Due to the limited amount of evidence concerning mortality and morbidity for rosuvastatin, the model was used to transmute the efficiency data of all statins (decrease in total cholesterol) into long-term endpoints (myocardial infarction, death) using risk functions of the FINRISK and 4S studies. The study followed a characterized cohort of 55-year-old Finnish men with an average 3.3-6.6% baseline risk of dying from cardiovascular disease within a 10-year period. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for atorvastatin and rosuvastatin, compared with simvastatin, measured as cost of life years gained (euro/LYG) and cost of quality adjusted life years gained (euro/QALY). RESULTS The use of rosuvastatin increased the life expectancy by 0.27 years on average (LYG) compared with simvastatin, producing additional 0.08 quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Compared with simvastatin, the cost of one LYG with rosuvastatin was euro10 834 and the cost of one QALY gained was euro36 548 (discount rate 5% per annum). Corresponding figures for atorvastatin were euro31 286/LYG and euro105 599/QALY. CONCLUSIONS If the decision makers' willingness to pay for a QALY gained is around euro40 000 there is a high probability (>50%) that rosuvastatin represents a cost-effective form of therapy in the prevention of CHD in middle-aged men with an average 3.3-6.6% risk of dying within 10 years from cardiovascular disease. However, the true clinical impact of these results needs confirmation from on-going clinical trials, as the role of rosuvastatin in reducing clinical events is pending, but for simvastatin and atorvastatin established.
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- Piia Peura
- Department of Social Pharmacy, Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Economics (CEPPE), University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland.
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Pitkala KH, Laurila JV, Strandberg TE, Kautiainen H, Sintonen H, Tilvis RS. Multicomponent geriatric intervention for elderly inpatients with delirium: effects on costs and health-related quality of life. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2008; 63:56-61. [PMID: 18245761 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.1.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The detrimental effects of delirium on functioning and mortality are well known, but health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and costs of care have rarely been investigated among patients with delirium. We studied the effects of multicomponent geriatric treatment on costs of care and HRQoL in delirious inpatients. METHODS A randomized, controlled trial of 174 inpatients with delirium was performed in an acute geriatric hospital. The intervention was individually tailored geriatric treatment. The HRQoL was measured by the 15D instrument and subjective health by a four-level ordinal scale. Health care costs including intervention costs were calculated for 1 year after the delirium episode. RESULTS Mean age of the patients was 83 years; 31% had prior dementia. After the index hospitalization for delirium, a greater proportion in the intervention group than in the control group stated that they felt healthy (71% vs 49%, p =.050). HRQoL deteriorated in both groups as a consequence of delirium. Deterioration was, however, slower in the intervention group (-0.026, 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.051 to -0.001) than in the control group (-0.065, 95% CI, -0.09 to -0.040; p =.034). Counting all costs of hospital care, long-term care, skilled home nursing visits, and costs related to intervention, the intervention group used, on average, 19,737 euro during the follow-up year, whereas the respective figure for the control group was 19,557 euro. The difference between the groups was nonsignificant (180 euro [95% CI, -5,006 to 5,064 euro]). CONCLUSIONS Comprehensive geriatric intervention improved HRQoL without increasing overall costs of care.
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Economic evaluation of drug-eluting stents: A systematic literature review and model-based cost–utility analysis. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2007; 23:473-9. [DOI: 10.1017/s0266462307070560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Objectives:The aim of this study was to systematically review economic analyses comparing drug-eluting stents (DES) to bare metal stents (BMS) in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention to form an overall view about cost-effectiveness of DES and to construct a simple decision analysis model to evaluate the cost–utility of DES.Methods:Electronic databases searched from January 2004 to January 2006 were Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; DARE, HTA, EED (NHS CRD); MEDLINE(R) In-Process, Other Non-Indexed Citations, MEDLINE(R). References of the papers identified were checked. We included randomized controlled trials (RCT) or model-based cost-effectiveness analyses comparing DES to BMS in patients with coronary artery disease. The methodological quality of the papers was assessed by Drummond's criteria. Baseline characteristics and results of the studies were extracted and data synthesized descriptively. A decision tree model was constructed to evaluate the cost–utility of DES in comparison to BMS, where health-related quality of life was measured by the 15D.Results:We identified thirteen good-quality economic evaluations. In two of these based on RCTs, DES was found cost-effective. In six studies, it was concluded that DES might probably be a cost-effective strategy in some circumstances, but not as a single strategy, and four studies concluded that DES is not cost-effective. One study did not draw a clear conclusion. In our analysis, the overall incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was €98,827 per quality-adjusted life-years gained. Avoiding one revascularization with DES would cost €4,794, when revascularization with BMS costs €3,260.Conclusions:The evidence is inconsistent of whether DES would be a cost-effective treatment compared with BMS in any healthcare system where evaluated. A marked restenosis risk reduction should be achieved before use of DES is justifiable at present prices. When considering adoption of a new health technology with a high incremental cost within a fixed budget, opportunity cost in terms of untreated patients should be seriously considered as a question of collective ethics.
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Elliott D, Lazarus R, Leeder SR. Health outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery: repeated measures using Short Form-36 and 15 Dimensions of Quality of Life questionnaire. Heart Lung 2006; 35:245-51. [PMID: 16863896 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2005.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2004] [Accepted: 10/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study assessed health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients before and after cardiac surgery. DESIGN This was a prospective repeated-measures observational study. SETTING The study took place in a 650-bed tertiary referral hospital in Sydney, Australia. METHODS HRQOL was measured using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36-item health survey (SF-36) and the 15 Dimensions of Quality of Life questionnaire before surgery, at hospital discharge, and 6 months postdischarge. RESULTS Participants were representative of the cardiac surgery population. Scores for several concepts deteriorated at hospital discharge when compared with presurgery. There were significant improvements in health status at 6 months postdischarge when compared with previous measures for the majority of SF-36 and 15 Dimensions of Quality of Life questionnaire concepts, although mental health and social functioning demonstrated significant deterioration. SF-36 scores were substantially lower than population norms, but similar to previous studies of patients undergoing cardiac surgery except for mental health. CONCLUSION Deterioration in health status at hospital discharge when compared with presurgery status reinforces the need for further patient care and support after discharge. All dimensions improved after 6 months, except mental health. This information can guide patient expectations regarding rehabilitation posthospitalization, and cardiac surgical services should implement and evaluate formal "outreach programs" for these patients.
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- Doug Elliott
- Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
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Elliott D, Lazarus R, Leeder SR. Proxy respondents reliably assessed the quality of life of elective cardiac surgery patients. J Clin Epidemiol 2006; 59:153-9. [PMID: 16426950 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2004] [Revised: 06/17/2005] [Accepted: 06/21/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The level of agreement between index and proxy respondents on assessment of health status of clinical cohorts is variable. There is limited information regarding agreement between cardiac surgery patients and their proxies, and levels of agreement examined across repeated measures. This study examined the level of agreement between index and proxy respondents' perceptions of the patient's health status prior to and following cardiac surgery. METHODS A prospective, paired-respondent, repeated measures observational study of elective cardiac surgical patients and their next of kin, from the cardiac surgical unit of a tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia. Health status domains were examined using the15D and SF-36 instruments at three points: prior to surgery, at hospital discharge, and at 6 months post discharge. RESULTS Moderate to good level of agreement was noted for physical function (physical functioning, role functioning-physical, mobility, breathing, speech, hearing, usual activities, sexual activities) and some psychosocial dimensions (role functioning-emotional, sleeping, depression, mental health). Agreement was highest for presurgery and 6 months post discharge. Differences in scores were not clinically important. CONCLUSION Proxy respondents can reliably assess the quality of life of a cardiac surgical patient using 15D or SF-36, particularly for domains reflecting physical function.
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- Doug Elliott
- Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Australia.
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