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The Albanian version of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire yielded a mean score of 50, with total scores correlating significantly with NYHA functional class (P=0.002).
Cross-Sectional (n=103)
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The Albanian version of the MLHFQ is a valid tool for assessing quality of life in heart failure patients in Kosovo, correlating well with functional capacity.
Provides initial QoL data in Albanian-speaking HF patients in Kosovo; leaves open generalizability and need for prospective validation.
Background: Quality of life (QoL) is one of the most important end-points in heart failure (HF) patients. The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) is the most widely used measurement for assessing the QoL in HF patients. This questionnaire had been translated and validated into the Albanian language. We used this questionnaire to evaluate the QoL in HF patients in Kosovo. study subjects were 103 consecutive HF patients (63±10 years, 56 female, 48% hypertensive and 26% ischaemic etiology, classified as NYHA I-III) admitted in outpatient or in-patient clinics at University Clinical Centre of Kosovo. At the moment of evaluation the patients were clinically stable and on optimized drug therapy. Relationships were tested between questionnaire score and different clinical and demographic factors. was no difficulty in the administration of the Albanian version of MLHFQ or in the patient’s understanding of the questions. The overall median score of MLHFQ was 51 (mean 50±18). Female patients had higher total (p=0.015), emotional (p=0.022) and physical (p=0.019) MLWH compared to male patients. Te total MQLQ score had good correlation with 6MWT distance (p<0.001), but not with the level of NTproBNP level (p=0.364).Significant relationship was found also between MLWH and NYHA functional class in HF patients (p=0.002 for total, p=0.026 for emotional, and p<0.001 for physical MLHF score). NYHA functional class also significantly correlated with 6MWT distance (p<0.001 for both). Albanian version of the MLHFQ proposed in this study proved to be valid for HF patients and served as a new and important instrument for assessing QoL in Kosovo’s patients. The MLHFQ was mildly higher in our patients compared with previous studies and was higher in female patients. The questionnaire score correlates with functional NYHA class, reflecting the severity of the disease, and with 6 minute walk test, reflecting exercise capacity.
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Ahmeti et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=103). Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) was evaluated on MLHFQ score. The Albanian version of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire yielded a mean score of 50, with total scores correlating significantly with NYHA functional class (P=0.002).
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