Comparison of cardiac and pulmonary-specific quality-of-life measures in pulmonary arterial hypertension

H Chen, T De Marco, EA Kobashigawa… - European …, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Studies systematically comparing the performance of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL)
instruments in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are lacking. We sought to address this …

Cognitive and behavioral processes predict anxiety and depression in patients with pulmonary hypertension

GH Rawlings, AR Thompson, I Armstrong… - Pulmonary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emotional and psychological difficulties cannot fully be explained by disease‐related factors
in people with pulmonary hypertension (PH). This study examined the relationship between …

'Fear, uncertain, tired…...'psychological distress among pulmonary hypertension patients: a qualitative interview study

J Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Yin, Y Feng, R Zhang, H Meng… - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Patient-centered health care for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) is
important and requires an understanding of patient experiences. However, there is a lack of …

Symptom experience of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients

A McDonough, LA Matura… - Clinical nursing …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To describe symptoms experienced by pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
patients and the impact these symptoms have had on their lives. Method: Qualitative …

Exploring the experiences and psychosocial stresses of Taiwanese patients with pulmonary hypertension: a qualitative interview study

YC Chiang, LY Hu, J Couper, CC Cheng… - Pulmonary …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
About half of all patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) experience psychological and
emotional disturbances that affect their quality of life (QOL). There is a lack of studies …

Relationship between quality of life, fear of disease progression, and coping styles in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a network analysis

X Wang, M Liu, J Li, Z Wang, Q Liang… - Research in Nursing …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A poor quality of life (QoL) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) is often associated
with emotional disturbances and the ability to cope. Little is known, however, about the …

Health-related quality of life and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension

SC Mathai, T Suber, RM Khair, TM Kolb… - Annals of the …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive disease with high morbidity and
mortality despite advances in medical therapy. The relationship between patient-related …

Predictors of poor outcome in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a single center study

E Stepnowska, E Lewicka, A Dąbrowska-Kugacka… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disorder with unfavorable
prognosis despite implementation of specific PAH-oriented therapy. The aim of the study …

Effect of sitaxsentan treatment on quality of life in pulmonary arterial hypertension

R Souza, BCS Martins, C Jardim… - … journal of clinical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years new therapeutic options have been developed for the management of
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Sitaxsentan is an oral, once daily, highly selective …

Effect of disease severity on upper extremity muscle strength, exercise capacity, and activities of daily living in individuals with pulmonary arterial hypertension

İ Özsoy, S Acar, E Özpelit, B Akdeniz… - … Dernegi arsivi: Turk …, 2017 - europepmc.org
Objective Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease. Although muscle
strength, exercise capacity, quality of life, and activities of daily living of patients with PAH …