Measuring health related quality of life in coronary heart disease: The importance of feeling well

Authors:

Cepeda-Valery, B., Cheong, A. P., Lee, A., and Yan, B. P.

Abstract:

Health related quality of life (HRQoL) is used increasingly as a measure of the outcome of CHD. As an improvement in survival of CHD continues, assessment of HRQoL has become an important and useful outcome measure complementing the traditional "hard outcomes" such as mortality for evaluating benefits of medical interventions. Increasing number of clinical trials is applying HRQoL as an outcome measure of CHD therapy. Assessment of HRQoL in CHD should comprise a disease-specific measure in addition to a generic measure. This review aims to provide an overview of generic, disease-specific, and utility measures used in the assessment of HRQoL in CHD. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.09.048

URL:

<Go to ISI>://WOS:000290430300017

Journal:

International Journal of Cardiology

issn:

0167-5273

Publication year:

2011

pages:

4-9

General health perceptions / HRQoL:

Health-related quality of life

Age:

Adults (18-65)
Seniors (65+)

Disease:

Diseases of and symptoms related to the circulatory system

PRO / non-PRO:

Patient Reported Outcome

Type of measurement instrument:

1 - Questionnaires

Instrument:

APQLQ - Angina Pectoris Quality of Life
EQ-5D - EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (versions: EQ5D-VAS; Patient-Reported Health Score; EQ-5D-Pso - EQ-5D-Psoriasis)   
SAQ - Seattle Angina Questionnaire (versions: SAQ-SF)   
SF-36 - 36-item Short Form Health Survey [alias: RAND-36][alias: MOS SF-36]] (versions: VSF-36 LoA - Visual Version of the SF-36 Limitations of Physical Activities domain; VR-36 - Veterans SF-36)    |  | also see: database.cosmin.nl