Efficient measurement of multiple ventricular assist device patient-reported outcomes: Creation of a 20-item profile from the MCS A-QOL study.
Kathleen L GradyMichael A KallenDavid CellaLarry A AllenJoAnn LindenfeldColleen K McIlvennanDavid G BeiserMary Norine WalshQuin E DenfeldChristopher S LeeBernice RuoCatherine MurksJosef StehlikJames K KirklinJeffrey TeutebergEric AdlerMichael KiernanJonathan RichKaty BedjetiElizabeth A HahnPublished in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (2024)
Our 5 4-item short forms are reliable and valid and may be used individually or together as a 20-item profile to assess adjustment and HRQOL in patients who undergo LVAD implantation.