Functional assessment and quality of life before and after pulmonary endoarterectomy.
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
; 37(3): 170-5, 2015.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-26749979
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The study investigates Quality of Life (QOL) and correlation with functional status of patients affected by Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension who undergo Pulmonary Endoarterectomy.METHODS:
We investigated with an observational design (before surgery, three and twelve months afterwards) the hemodynamic data (NYHA class, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, cardiac output and pulmonary vascular resistance), the functional status (using the 6-Minute Walk Test) and the QOL, using three questionnaires Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36), Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). We report the results of forty-nine patients.RESULTS:
After surgery there was an improvement on functional and hemodynamic parameters and on QOL. The physical domain (PCS) of SF-36 was weakly but significantly associated with all functional parameters. There was no association between functional parameters and mental domain (MCS) of SF-36 or SGRQ. The improvement in 6-Minute Walk Distance was associated with an increase in MLHFQ.CONCLUSIONS:
Both QOL and submaximal exercise tolerance improve after surgery. However only the physical domains of SF-36 appear to be significantly associated to the functional data.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Quality of Life
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Endarterectomy
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Hypertension, Pulmonary
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
Journal subject:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article