Self-Reported Mental and Physical Measures in Adult Fontan Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Fontan procedure is a palliative operation for patients with single functional ventricles, arising from a heterogeneous group of heart defects. There is a considerable gap in evidence regarding the self-reported physical and mental health of these patients surviving to adulthood.

Methods and results

We administered the PROMIS^® Global Short Form (v 1.2) to Fontan patients during their scheduled clinic visits during 2017-2018. The raw PROMIS scores were subsequently converted to standardized T-scores, where the mean performance was 50 for the general population. We used Cronbach's alpha to assess reliability, with >0.8 considered good. A total of 42 patients were included. The median age was 30 (IQR: 24-34) years and 59% (95% CI: 43-74%) were fem

SUBMITTER: Schamroth Pravda N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9323562 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature