Health-Related Quality of Life in Pulmonary Hypertension and Its Clinical Correlates: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impairment is common in pulmonary hypertension (PH), but its clinical predictors are not well established. This study aims to characterize the HRQoL of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and other precapillary forms of PH (pcPH) and to explore its clinical correlates.

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional, observational study of patients with documented PAH and other forms of pcPH. Patients completed two patient-reported outcome measures (PROM): Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR) and Nottingham Health Profile (NHP). Clinical characteristics were retrieved from electronic medical records.

Results

Mean CAMPHOR and NHP scores for the study population were indicative of a moderate

SUBMITTER: Reis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5884279 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature