| Autor: |
Mortensen OS, Madsen JK, Haghfelt T, Grande P, Saunamäki K, Haunsø S, Hjelms E, Arendrup H, DANAMI Study Group, Mortensen, O S, Madsen, J K, Haghfelt, T, Grande, P, Saunamäki, K, Haunsø, S, Hjelms, E, Arendrup, H |
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Heart; Nov2000, Vol. 84 Issue 5, p535-540, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Objective: To assess health related quality of life in patients with inducible postinfarction ischaemia.Design: A questionnaire based follow up study on patients randomised to conservative or invasive treatment because of postinfarction ischaemia.Setting: Seven county hospitals in eastern Denmark and the Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.Patients: 113 patients with inducible postinfarction ischaemia: 51 were randomised to conservative treatment and 62 to invasive treatment. Average follow up time was three years (19-57 months).Main Outcome Measures: SF-36, Rose angina and dyspnoea questionnaire, drug use, lifestyle, and cognitive function.Results: Invasively treated patients scored better on the SF-36 scales of physical functioning (p = 0.03) and on role-physical (p = 0.04) and physical component scales (p = 0.05) and took significantly less anti-ischaemic drug treatment. Angina occurred in 18% of the invasively treated patients and 31% of the conservatively treated patients (p = 0.09). However, more invasively treated patients suffered from concentration difficulties (18% v 4%; p = 0.04).Conclusions: Patients who were treated invasively had better health related quality of life scores in the physical variables compared with conservatively treated patients. However, a larger proportion of invasively treated patients had concentration difficulties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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