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Health-related quality of life in adult CHD surgical patients in a low middle-income country: a mixed-methods study.

Laila Akbar LadakRobyn GallagherBabar S HasanKhadija AwaisAhmed AbdullahJanice Gullick
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
CHD surgical patients in this low-income country experience poor health-related quality of life, and contributing factors differ to those reported for high-income countries. Socio-cultural understandings should underpin assessment, management and care-partnering with young adults with CHD following surgical correction.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • middle aged
  • pain management