Ethnic differences in quality of life and its association with survival in patients with heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimizing quality of life (QoL) is a key priority in the management of heart failure (HF).

Hypothesis

To investigate ethnic differences in QoL and its association with 1-year survival among patients with HF.

Methods

A prospective nationwide cohort (n = 1070, mean age: 62 years, 24.5% women) of Chinese (62.3%), Malay (26.7%) and Indian (10.9%) ethnicities from Singapore, QoL was assessed using the Minnesota Living with HF Questionnaire (MLHFQ) at baseline and 6 months. Patients were followed for all-cause mortality.

Results

At baseline, Chinese had a lower (better) mean MLHFQ total score (29.1 ± 21.6) vs Malays (38.5 ± 23.9) and Indians (41.7 ± 24.5); P < .001. NYHA class was the strongest independent predictor of MLHFQ scores (12.7 increment for cla

SUBMITTER: Stein G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7462190 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature