Effect of Living Environment Factors on Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension After Completion of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty ― A Cross-Sectional Study ―
| Autor: | Koji Maemura, Satoshi Ikeda, Yuki Yamagata, Yosuke Morimoto, Hiroaki Kawano, Ryo Kozu |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Quality of life
medicine.medical_specialty Pulmonary Circulation Cross-sectional study business.industry Living environment medicine.medical_treatment Original article General Medicine Environment medicine.disease Balloon Pulmonary hypertension Internal medicine Angioplasty Medicine Balloon pulmonary angioplasty In patient business Rank correlation |
| Zdroj: | Circulation Reports |
| ISSN: | 2434-0790 |
| Popis: | Background: This study investigated factors related to quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension who completed balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA). Methods and Results: Patient QoL and living environment after BPA were evaluated prospectively using the 5-level EQ-5D questionnaire and International Physical Activity Questionnaire Environmental Module (IPAQ-E), respectively. Patients were mailed copies of both surveys. In addition, we reviewed patient charts and collected retrospective clinical data. Relationship between the clinical data and QoL and environmental living factors were investigated. Of the 33 subjects mailed the surveys, sufficient responses were obtained from 22 (71%). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient showed that psychiatric disorders (r=−0.6865, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|