Background: Due to advances in medical care and treatment of congenital heart disease
(CHD), the number of adults with CHD (ACHD) is constantly growing. The psychological …

Background: Due to advances in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease
(CHD), the number of adults who are surviving with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is …

Objective: This longitudinal study explores the relationship between illness identity and well-
being in emerging adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), aiming to understand the …

Background To improve patients' quality of life (QoL) we need to identify modifiable
determinants, such as illness perceptions. Patients' illness perceptions are known to …

BackgroundDespite an increasing prevalence of adults living with a CHD, little is known
about the psychosocial impact of CHD. We sought to investigate the relative impact of …

Background Illness perceptions are cognitive frameworks that patients construct to make
sense of their illness. Although the importance of these perceptions has been demonstrated …

Background Children and adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) and their
families require qualified combined medical and psychosocial information, care, and …

Background: To facilitate optimal care for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), it is
important to know which factors contribute to their healthcare use. Clinical and psychological …

The factors having the greatest impact on self-reported health status in adults with
congenital heart disease (ACHD) remain incompletely studied. We conducted a single-site …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the objective medical
parameters related to congenital heart disease and patients' ratings of cardiac disease …