Health-related quality of life and incident cardiovascular disease events in community-dwelling older people: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been shown to predict a higher risk of hospital readmission and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Few studies have explored the associations between HRQoL and incident CVD. We explored the associations between baseline HRQoL and incident and fatal CVD in community-dwelling older people in Australia and the United States.

Methods

Longitudinal study using ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial data. This includes 19,106 individuals aged 65-98 years, initially free of CVD, dementia, or disability, and followed between March 2010 and June 2017. The physical (PCS) and mental component scores (MCS) of HRQoL were assessed using the SF-12 questionnaire. Incident major adverse CVD eve

SUBMITTER: Phyo AZZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993351 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature