Measuring patient outcomes in chronic heart failure: psychometric properties of the Care-Related Quality of Life survey for Chronic Heart Failure (CaReQoL CHF).
Paul van KesselDolf de BoerMichelle C P HendriksAnne Marie PlassPublished in: BMC health services research (2017)
The CaReQoL CHF is a concise and valid PROM that matches patients' priorities in healthcare. It adds a new element to existing quality of life questionnaires for patients with chronic heart failure, that is 'being in safe hands' scale. This scale is relevant for patients because they experience anxiety and tension about their condition. Future research should determine whether the CaReQoL CHF can help healthcare providers in daily practice to focus treatment on outcomes of care that are relevant to individual patients.
Keyphrases
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- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- psychometric properties
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- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
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- combination therapy
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- affordable care act