Number and burden of cardiovascular diseases in relation to health-related quality of life in a cross-sectional population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: To clarify whether a greater number of cardiovascular diseases or a larger burden of disease are associated with poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in an unselected general population. A population-based cross-sectional postal survey. A random sample of the Swedish general population aged 40-79 years matched for national distributions of age, gender and region. Out of 6969 eligible individuals, 4910 (70.5%) participated. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MEASURES: To create a reference database for HRQoL outcomes in the general population. To assess certain diseases and their relation to HRQoL. Predefined cardiovascular diseases and HRQoL were assessed from validated questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30). Aspects of HRQoL included in the analyses were global quality of life, physical function,

SUBMITTER: Djarv T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3488712 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature