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February 17, 2016Health and Quality of Life Outcomes219 citationsOpen Access

The Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire: comparison of different factor structures

ABAmaia BilbaoAEAntonio EscobarLGLidia García‐Pérez

Structured PICO

What is the valid factor structure of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) in patients with heart failure?

P
Population
patients with HF
I
Intervention
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ)
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Outcome
Validity of MLHFQ physical, emotional, and total scores, and factor structurespatient reported

The MLHFQ is a valid instrument for assessing physical, emotional, and social dimensions in patients with heart failure.

Abstract

Our results support the validity of using the MLHFQ physical, emotional and total scores in patients with HF, for clinical practice and research. In addition, they confirmed the existence of a third factor, and we recommend the use of Munyombwe's social factor.

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Bilbao et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69da28b50d540cafc5838ab5https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-016-0425-7
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