Ethnic differences in quality of life and its association with survival in patients with heart failure

Autor: Carolyn S.P. Lam, Robert N. Doughty, Gillian Stein, Fazlur Jaufeerally, Lieng H. Ling, Gerard Kui Toh Leong, Dinna Soon, Yanhong Dong, Wan T. Tay, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, David Sim, A. Mark Richards, Poh Shuan Daniel Yeo
Přispěvatelé: Cardiovascular Centre (CVC)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Clinical Cardiology
Clinical Cardiology, 43(9), 976-985. Wiley
ISSN: 0160-9289
Popis: Background Optimizing quality of life (QoL) is a key priority in the management of heart failure (HF). Hypothesis To investigate ethnic differences in QoL and its association with 1-year survival among patients with HF. Methods A prospective nationwide cohort (n = 1070, mean age: 62 years, 24.5% women) of Chinese (62.3%), Malay (26.7%) and Indian (10.9%) ethnicities from Singapore, QoL was assessed using the Minnesota Living with HF Questionnaire (MLHFQ) at baseline and 6 months. Patients were followed for all-cause mortality. Results At baseline, Chinese had a lower (better) mean MLHFQ total score (29.1 +/- 21.6) vs Malays (38.5 +/- 23.9) and Indians (41.7 +/- 24.5);P
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