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- Title
Tools for assessing quality of life in cardiology and cardiac surgery.
- Authors
Gierlaszyńska, Karolina; Pudlo, Robert; Jaworska, Izabela; Byrczek-Godula, Kamila; Gąsior, Mariusz
- Abstract
The holistic concept of health, popularization of knowledge, as well as social and economic factors have contributed to the growing interest in research concerning quality of life in cardiovascular diseases. The value of direct measurements of the patient's well-being and the extent of their functioning in everyday life (i.e., health-related quality of life; HRQoL) has gained appreciation. Questionnaires are the most popular method of measuring quality of life. On the basis of the literature, we can conclude that the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire is one of the most widely used tools measuring the quality of life of patients undergoing cardiological treatment and cardiac surgery.
- Subjects
QUALITY of life; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; HEALTH surveys
- Publication
Polish Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery / Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska, 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1, p78
- ISSN
1731-5530
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5114/kitp.2016.58974