Key result
Older age (≥60 years) in adults with congenital heart disease was associated with lower physical component scores but higher mental component scores and lower anxiety compared to younger patients.
Why the study?
The congenital heart disease population comprises an increasing number of older persons in their sixth decade of life and beyond, but patient-reported outcomes in this aging group needed evaluation.
Cross-Sectional
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Older adults (≥60 years) with congenital heart disease report worse physical health but better mental health and lower anxiety compared to younger patients.
The congenital heart disease (CHD) population now comprises an increasing number of older persons in their 6th decade of life and beyond. We cross-sectionally evaluated patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in persons with CHD aged 60 years or older, and contrasted these with PROs of younger patients aged 40-59 years and 18-39 years. Adjusted for demographic and medical characteristics, patients ≥60 years had a lower Physical Component Summary, higher Mental Component Summary, and lower anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety) scores than patients in the two younger categories. For satisfaction with life, older persons had a higher score than patients aged 40-59 years. Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02150603.
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Moons et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Congenital heart disease (CHD). Age ≥60 years vs. Younger patients aged 18-39 years and 40-59 years was evaluated on Patient-reported outcomes (Physical Component Summary, Mental Component Summary, anxiety, and satisfaction with life). Older age (≥60 years) in adults with congenital heart disease was associated with lower physical component scores but higher mental component scores and lower anxiety compared to younger patients.
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