Health related quality of life and mental distress after PCI: restoring a state of equilibrium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient self reported measures for Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and mental distress are frequently used to evaluate outcome of therapeutic strategies in cardiac patients.Our study aims to describe changes in HRQOL and mental distress after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) focusing on temporal pattern of change and interdependences between both outcome measures.

Method

163 PCI patients recruited at 7 cardiovascular care units in Austria answered MacNew Health Related Quality of Life and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaires during hospital stay after intervention and at 1, 6, 12 and 24 months.

Results

Improvement of MacNew HRQOL was found up to 6 month after PCI. Mental distress declined during the first month of the f

SUBMITTER: Sipotz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3765885 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature