Use of the 'Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire' Quality of Life Questionnaire in Kosovo’s Heart Failure Patients
| Autor: | Artan Ahmeti, Pranvera Ibrahimi, Ibadete Bytyçi, Edmond Haliti, Rozafa Olloni, Shpend Elezi, Gani Bajraktari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | International Cardiovascular Forum Journal, Vol 9, Pp 36-40 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2410-2636 2409-3424 |
| DOI: | 10.17987/icfj.v9i0.390 |
| Popis: | Background: Quality of life (QoL) is one of the most important end-points in heart failure (HF) patients. The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) is the most widely used measurement for assessing the QoL in HF patients. This questionnaire had been translated and validated into the Albanian language. We used this questionnaire to evaluate the QoL in HF patients in Kosovo. Methods The study subjects were 103 consecutive HF patients (63±10 years, 56 female, 48% hypertensive and 26% ischaemic etiology, classified as NYHA I-III) admitted in outpatient or in-patient clinics at University Clinical Centre of Kosovo. At the moment of evaluation the patients were clinically stable and on optimized drug therapy. Relationships were tested between questionnaire score and different clinical and demographic factors. Results There was no difficulty in the administration of the Albanian version of MLHFQ or in the patient’s understanding of the questions. The overall median score of MLHFQ was 51 (mean 50±18). Female patients had higher total (p=0.015), emotional (p=0.022) and physical (p=0.019) MLWH compared to male patients. Te total MQLQ score had good correlation with 6MWT distance (p |
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