Health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: the role of symptoms, comorbidities, and the type of atrial fibrillation

F Witassek, A Springer, L Adam, S Aeschbacher… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Aims This study aimed to analyse health related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with
different atrial fibrillation (AF) types and to identify patient characteristics, symptoms and …

Symptom severity and health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: findings from the observational ARENA study

M Sadlonova, J Senges, J Nagel, C Celano… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is
associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL), high symptom severity, and …

Quality of life among patients with atrial fibrillation: A theoretically-guided cross-sectional study

KL Rush, CL Seaton, L Burton, P Loewen… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have significantly lower health-related quality
of life (HRQoL) compared to the general population and patients with other heart diseases …

Patient factors associated with quality of life in atrial fibrillation

TC Randolph, DJN Simon, L Thomas, LA Allen… - American heart …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background As treatment options for atrial fibrillation (AF) increase, more attention is
focused on patients' experiences and quality of life (QoL). However, little is known about the …

Health-related quality of life and associated factors in patients with atrial fibrillation: an integrative literature review

YJ Son, KH Baek, SJ Lee, EJ Seo - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with poor health-related
quality of life (HRQoL). However, the factors influencing HRQoL in patients with AF are not …

Patient-reported outcomes for quality of life assessment in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review of measurement properties

D Kotecha, A Ahmed, M Calvert, M Lencioni… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Atrial fibrillation is a large and growing burden across all types of healthcare.
Both incidence and prevalence are expected to double in the next 20 years, with huge …

Variation in quality of life with type of atrial fibrillation

R Peinado, F Arribas, JM Ormaetxe, X Badía - Revista Española de …, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common
arrhythmias. It is classified according to its presentation as either paroxysmal, persistent or …

Does Health‐Related Quality of Life Predict Hospitalization or Mortality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation?

E Schron, E Friedmann… - Journal of cardiovascular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
QOL Predicts Hospitalization and Mortality in AF Background Poor health‐related quality of
life (QOL) is related to morbidity and mortality in coronary heart disease and ventricular …

Development of a questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF-QoL)

X Badia, F Arribas, JM Ormaetxe, R Peinado… - Health and quality of life …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background The Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) assessment in atrial
fibrillation (AF) patients has traditionally been carried out in a poorly standardised fashion, or …

Association of income and health-related quality of life in atrial fibrillation

E Guhl, A Althouse, M Sharbaugh, AM Pusateri… - Open …, 2019 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a patient-centred benchmark promoted by
clinical guidelines in atrial fibrillation (AF). Income is associated with health outcomes, but …