Key result
Adults with congenital heart disease identified 12 quality of life domains, placing significantly less importance on financial means and future compared to healthy controls.
Case-Control (n=1,025)
Adults with congenital heart disease prioritize different quality of life domains compared to healthy controls, placing less importance on financial means and the future.
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May warrant individualized QoL assessment in ACHD; hypothesis-generating for clinical adoption and validation trials.
Moons et al. (2004) conducted a case-control in Congenital heart disease (n=1,025). Congenital heart disease vs. Healthy control subjects was evaluated on Individual quality of life assessed using the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life-Direct Weighting (SEIQoL-DW). Adults with congenital heart disease identified 12 quality of life domains, placing significantly less importance on financial means and future compared to healthy controls.
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