Key result
The positive affect subscale of the Global Mood Scale was the most responsive instrument (SRM = 0.62) for assessing health-related quality of life in cardiac rehabilitation.
Why the study?
Which health-related quality of life outcome measures are most responsive to change in cardiac rehabilitation?
Population
786 participants (411 cardiac rehabilitation participants and 375 comparison participants)
Comparison
Completion of 9 health-related quality of life… vs Comparison participants
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 time points (exact duration not specified)
Authors
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Select responsive questionnaires to avoid underestimating cardiac rehab benefits; leaves open optimal tool identification for routine use.
Observational (n=786)
Which health-related quality of life outcome measures are most responsive to change in cardiac rehabilitation?
Standardized Mean Difference: 0.62
The positive affect subscale of the Global Mood Scale is highly responsive for measuring psychosocial benefits in cardiac rehabilitation, which can help optimize instrument selection for future outcome studies.
Hevey et al. (2004) conducted an observational in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=786). Cardiac rehabilitation vs. Comparison participants was evaluated on Responsiveness of health-related quality of life questionnaires (standardized response mean) (SRM 0.62). The positive affect subscale of the Global Mood Scale was the most responsive instrument (SRM = 0.62) for assessing health-related quality of life in cardiac rehabilitation.
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