Symptom severity and health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: findings from the observational ARENA study
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 …
associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL), high symptom severity, and …
Association between atrial fibrillation symptoms, quality of life, and patient outcomes: results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial …
JV Freeman, DJN Simon, AS Go, J Spertus… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Instruments to assess symptom burden and quality of life among patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF) have not been well evaluated in community practice or associated with …
atrial fibrillation (AF) have not been well evaluated in community practice or associated with …
Patient factors associated with quality of life in atrial fibrillation
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 …
focused on patients' experiences and quality of life (QoL). However, little is known about the …
Validation of a new simple scale to measure symptoms in atrial fibrillation: the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity in Atrial Fibrillation scale
P Dorian, PG Guerra, CR Kerr… - Circulation …, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly associated with impaired quality of life.
There is no simple validated scale to quantify the functional illness burden of AF. The …
There is no simple validated scale to quantify the functional illness burden of AF. The …
Symptom severity and quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: Psychological function outweighs clinical predictors
TE Walters, K Wick, G Tan, M Mearns… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The key drivers of symptom severity and health-related quality of life (hr-QOL) in
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remain unclear. We aimed to determine the relative …
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remain unclear. We aimed to determine the relative …
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 …
different atrial fibrillation (AF) types and to identify patient characteristics, symptoms and …
Quality of life among patients with atrial fibrillation: A Theoretically-guided Cross-Sectional Study
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 …
of life (HRQoL) compared to the general population and patients with other heart diseases …
Health-related quality of life, psychological distress, and symptom burden in an Asian population of outpatients with atrial fibrillation
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and has debilitating effects
on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychological statuses. Aim To …
on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychological statuses. Aim To …
Defining clinically important difference in the atrial fibrillation effect on quality-of-life score: Results from the outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial …
DJN Holmes, JP Piccini, LA Allen… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life (AFEQT) questionnaire has
recently been validated to measure the impact of atrial fibrillation on quality of life, but a …
recently been validated to measure the impact of atrial fibrillation on quality of life, but a …
Patient‐reported outcomes and subsequent management in atrial fibrillation clinical practice: Results from the Utah mEVAL AF program
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly reduces health‐related quality of life (HRQoL),
previously measured in clinical trials using patient‐reported outcomes (PROs). We …
previously measured in clinical trials using patient‐reported outcomes (PROs). We …