Key result
Health-related quality of life in 49 patients with coronary artery disease showed deteriorated physical health and improved mental health between one and three years post-treatment.
Why the study?
How does health-related quality of life change from one to three years post-treatment in patients with coronary artery disease?
Observational (n=49)
How does health-related quality of life change from one to three years post-treatment in patients with coronary artery disease?
In patients with coronary artery disease, physical health-related quality of life deteriorates while mental health improves between one and three years post-treatment.
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Physical HRQoL decline after coronary artery disease treatment warrants monitoring; leaves open causal factors and intervention effects.
Tofighi et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease (n=49). Treatment for coronary artery disease was evaluated on Changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured by SF-36. Health-related quality of life in 49 patients with coronary artery disease showed deteriorated physical health and improved mental health between one and three years post-treatment.
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