"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
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- palliative care
- body mass index
- randomized controlled trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- depressive symptoms
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- study protocol
- patient reported
- patient reported outcomes
- open label