| Autor: |
Cleophas, T. J., Niemeyer, M. G., Zwinderman, A. H., Buunk, B., van der Wall, E. E. |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Epidemiology and Data Science |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2002 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Netherlands heart journal, 10(1), 13-18. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum |
| ISSN: |
1568-5888 |
| Popis: |
Two major issues in quality of life (QOL) research are the patient's opinion as a contributing factor in QOL assessments, and the lack of sensitivity of QOL assessments. To review results from recent research by the Dutch Mononitrate Quality Of Life (DUMQOL) Study Group relevant to these two issues. Using a test battery including Stewart's Short Form (SF)-36 Questionnaire and the DUMQOL-50 questionnaire, the DUMQOL Study Group tested the hypothesis that the patient's opinion might be an independent determinant of QOL. To do this, a stepwise multiple regression analysis of data from 82 patients attending an outpatient clinic with stable angina pectoris was performed. Secondly, using an odds ratio approach to QOL scores in 1350 outpatients with stable angina pectoris who were attending a clinic, the DUMQOL Study Group assessed the question whether relative scores might provide increased precision in estimating the effects of patient characteristics on QOL data. Psychological distress was the most important contributor to QOL (beta 0.43, p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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