Patient-reported outcomes in the aging population of adults with congenital heart disease: results from APPROACH-IS

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

28 July 2022
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Abstract

Abstract

The congenital heart disease (CHD) population now comprises an increasing number of older persons in their 6th decade of life and beyond. We cross-sectionally evaluated patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in persons with CHD aged 60 years or older, and contrasted these with PROs of younger patients aged 40–59 years and 18–39 years. Adjusted for demographic and medical characteristics, patients ≥60 years had a lower Physical Component Summary, higher Mental Component Summary, and lower anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety) scores than patients in the two younger categories. For satisfaction with life, older persons had a higher score than patients aged 40–59 years.

Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02150603.

Contributors

Philip Moons
Philip Moons

Author

KU Leuven Leuven , Belgium

Erwin Oechslin
Erwin Oechslin

Author

University Health Network of Toronto Toronto , Canada

Maryanne Caruana
Maryanne Caruana

Author

Mater Dei Hospital of Malta Msida , Malta

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