The evaluation of goal-directed activities to promote well-being and health in heart failure: EUROIA scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The EvalUation of goal-diRected activities to prOmote well-beIng and heAlth (EUROIA) scale is a novel patient-reported measure that was administered to individuals with chronic heart failure (CHF). It assesses goal-directed activities that are self-reported as being personally meaningful and commonly utilized to optimize health-related quality of life (HRQL). Our aim was to evaluate psychometric properties of the EUROIA, and to determine if it accounted for novel variance in its association with clinical outcomes.

Methods

This study was a secondary analysis of the CHF-CePPORT trial, which enrolled 231 CHF patients: median age = 59.5 years, 23% women. Baseline assessments included: EUROIA, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-Overall Summary (KCCQ-OS), Patient

SUBMITTER: Nolan RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11058156 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature