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标题：Discriminate Properties of Three Specific and Generic Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaires in Heart Failure
其他标题：Discriminate Properties of Three Specific and Generic Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaires in Heart Failure
作者：M Asadi-Lari ; A Rao ; D Gray 等
期刊名称：Iranian Journal of Public Health
印刷版ISSN：2251-6085
电子版ISSN：2251-6093
出版年度：2005
卷号：34
期号：Sup
页码：16-17
出版社：Tehran University of Medical Sciences
摘要：Objectives: To assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with suspected heart failure (HF) and to explore discriminate properties of the tools, two generic questionnaires, Short Form 36 (SF-36) and EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) and one specific, the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire (MLHF-Q) HRQL were employed and compared with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class. Method: All patients with symptoms suggestive of heart failure referred to University Hospital, Nottingham, between June 2002 and March 2003. Confirmation of left ventricular systolic dysfunction carried out by echocardiography. Main Results: 223 patients (median age=74) were referred. HF was confirmed in 81. Lower HRQL scores were found in older patients (SF-36 and EQ-5D: P< 0.001; MLHF-Q: P= ns), women (P30 (P= ns; P
关键词：Health-related quality of life; Generic and specific tools