Proxy-reported quality of life in heart failure patients deviates from self-reports by a small-to-moderate degree, particularly in physical and functional domains.
Does proxy-reported HRQoL differ from self-reported HRQoL among chronic heart failure outpatients?
Clinicians should interpret proxy-reported HRQoL cautiously in heart failure patients due to deviations from self-reports, especially in physical and functional domains.
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This study provides insights into HRQoL and the high prevalence of proxy responses among Malaysians with HF. Although proxy reporting can be informative, clinicians should interpret proxy-reported HRQoL cautiously, particularly in physical and functional domains, because of small-to-moderate deviations from self-reports.
Tan et al. (Sun,) reported a other. Proxy-reported quality of life in heart failure patients deviates from self-reports by a small-to-moderate degree, particularly in physical and functional domains.