"It's that invisible illness": Patient and clinician perspectives on outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment.
Catherine L AuriemmaJasleen MinhasRandi BlueTess LapatraSteven M KawutKatherine R CourtrightPublished in: Pulmonary circulation (2023)
Knowledge of what outcomes are most meaningful to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) stakeholders is limited. In this qualitative study, patients and clinicians endorsed personalized physical activity, symptoms, and psychosocial well-being as key outcomes to assess PAH treatment response, yet few are routinely measured in PAH clinical trials.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- physical activity
- clinical trial
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- sleep quality
- randomized controlled trial
- phase ii
- combination therapy
- depressive symptoms