Trajectory of health-related quality of life during and after hospitalisation due to worsening of heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to examine the trajectory in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) during and after hospitalisation for worsening of heart failure (HF) in Malaysia.

Methods

200 patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) admitted into two hospitals in Malaysia due to worsening of HF were surveyed using the EQ-5D-5 L questionnaire. The primary outcomes were utility values at admission, discharge and 1-month post-discharge (1MPD). Secondary outcomes included the visual analogue scores (VAS) and the proportion of patients reporting each EQ-5D-5 L dimension levels. Missing data were imputed using multiple imputation, and generalised linear mixed models were fitted.

Results

At admission, the unadjusted mean utility values and VAS scores for

SUBMITTER: Kuan WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865137 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature