Tetralogy of Fallot in men: quality of life, family, education, and employment
| Autor: | Lia Mendes Pedersen, Elisabeth Bygstad, Vibeke E. Hjortdal, Thais A L Pedersen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Employment Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Family education Heart disease Offspring medicine.medical_treatment Population Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans education Tetralogy of Fallot Family Characteristics education.field_of_study Rehabilitation business.industry Reproduction Case-control study General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Case-Control Studies Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Quality of Life Educational Status Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Bygstad, E, Pedersen, L M, Pedersen, T A & Hjortdal, V E 2012, ' Tetralogy of Fallot in men : quality of life, family, education, and employment ', Cardiology in the Young, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 417-23 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951111001934 |
| ISSN: | 1467-1107 1047-9511 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1047951111001934 |
| Popis: | IntroductionLittle is known about the quality of life, health, family, education, and employment status among adult men with repaired tetralogy of Fallot.Material and methodsA total of 68 men who underwent repair of tetralogy of Fallot between 1971 and 1991 were studied. Fifty-three patients answered the SF-36 health survey and additional questions regarding offspring, education, and employment status. The men with repaired tetralogy of Fallot were compared with 32 healthy men and 40 women who also underwent repair of tetralogy of Fallot in the same period.ResultsThe patients scored lower than healthy men in the SF-36 categories physical functioning, general health, and physical component summary. There were no statistically significant differences in the scores from male and female patients except a lower score in bodily pain among women. Educational level for men operated for tetralogy of Fallot was similar to the general male population, whereas fewer were employed and more were retired, undergoing rehabilitation or receiving social benefits. The reproduction rate was lower compared with the general population (0.65 versus 1.02 children per man) but relatively higher than the rate among women with tetralogy of Fallot (0.88 versus 1.84 children per woman). The risk of having a child with congenital heart disease was 8.3%.ConclusionMen operated for tetralogy of Fallot have good quality of life and educational status. They start a family, although their reproduction rate is two-thirds that of the general population. The risk of having a child with congenital heart disease is higher compared with the background population. The overall quality of life is similar for men and women operated for tetralogy of Fallot. |
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