Quality of Life Measures in Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Evaluation of Predictors in this Field of Research
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of premature death in most European countries and is an important source of disability and loss of productivity in populations in general. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors are nowadays clearly identifi
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3016
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Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3017
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Psychosocial Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3017
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Health Related Quality of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3019
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Health Related Quality of Life Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3020
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3022
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Sickness Impact Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3023
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Medical Outcomes Study 36 – Item Short Form Health Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3023
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Nottingham Health Needs Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3024
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Seattle Angina Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3024
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MacNew Health Disease Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire . . . . . . . 3024
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Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3024
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Measures of Quality of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3025 Physiological/Biological Factors (or Medical Characteristics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3025 Symptoms (Emotional and Cognitive Variables) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3026 Individual Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3027 Environmental Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3029
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Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3030 Summary Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3032
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Quality of Life Measures in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of premature death in most European countries and is an important source of disability and loss of productivity in populations in general. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors are nowadays clearly identified and part of risk stratification strategies. Psychosocial
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