Validation of the Seattle angina questionnaire in women with ischemic heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) has been widely used to assess disease-specific health status in patients with ischemic heart disease, it was originally developed in a predominantly male population and its validity in women has been questioned.

Methods

Using data from 8892 men and 4013 women across 2 multicenter trials and 5 registries, we assessed the construct validity, test-retest reliability, responsiveness to clinical change, and predictive validity of the SAQ Summary Score (SS) and its 5 subdomains (Physical Limitation (PL), Anginal Stability (AS), Angina Frequency (AF), Treatment Satisfaction (TS), and Quality of Life (QoL)) separately in men and women.

Results

Comparable correlations of the SAQ SS with Canadian Cardiovascular Society

SUBMITTER: Patel KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6047765 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature