Cardiac failure: symptoms and functional status.
J Psychosom Res
; 35(4-5): 399-407, 1991.
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| ID: mdl-1920171
ABSTRACT
The associations between exercise capacity, symptoms and specific aspects of quality of life were examined in subjects participating in a trial of the treatment of heart failure. Patients were assessed on entry and after three months treatment. The principle symptoms were fatigue, breathlessness and chest pain. These limited the extent and speed of physical activities, restricted social, leisure and family life and were associated with emotional distress. There were associations between baseline exercise capacity and measures of quality of life. Change in exercise capacity during three months treatment was correlated with changes in measures of symptoms, limitation of activity and quality of life. The findings confirm the value of change in exercise capacity as a measure of functional status and suggest that it should be supported by a limited number of specific measures of quality of life.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Papel do Doente
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Atividades Cotidianas
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Teste de Esforço
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Psychosom Res
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido