Why the study?
Does a guideline-based pain treatment algorithm improve quality of life in patients with chronic refractory angina?
Population
69 consecutive patients with chronic refractory angina (CRA) referred to a regional refractory angina centre
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
one year
Authors
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May support guideline-based algorithms in refractory angina; leaves open causal QoL benefits without RCTs.
Does a guideline-based pain treatment algorithm improve quality of life in patients with chronic refractory angina?
Implementation of a national refractory angina guideline-based pain treatment algorithm significantly improves health-related quality of life and reduces anxiety at one year.
Moore et al. (2004) studied this question.