Comparing Measures to Assess Health-Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study sought to compare the performance of 2 health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaires in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Background

The ability to accurately assess HRQOL over time is important in the care of patients with heart failure. The validity and reliability of HRQOL tools including the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) has not been fully determined or compared in patients with HFpEF.

Methods

Among patients with stable chronic HFpEF enrolled in the NEAT (Nitrate Effect on Activity Tolerance in Heart Failure) trial (n = 110), the study evaluated and compared reliability, validity, and responsiveness to change of the

SUBMITTER: Napier R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6026057 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature