Validating the HeartQoL questionnaire in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with impaired health-related quality-of-life (HRQL). When assessing HRQL, disease-specific and generic instruments are used, which may hinder outcome comparisons across studies. A newly developed core ischaemic heart disease-specific HRQL questionnaire, the HeartQoL, offers a single measurement instrument which may allow outcome comparisons across cardiac diseases. The aim of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of HeartQoL in an AF population treated with ablation by assessing its factor structure, construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur J Prev Cardiol

Title: European journal of preventive cardiology

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Electronic): 2047-4881

ISSN (Print): 2047-4873

Publication date (Electronic): September 2016

Volume: 23

Issue: 14

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[1 ] National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark marsk@si-folkesundhed.dk.

[2 ] Danish knowledge Centre for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Denmark Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark.

[3 ] Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark.

[4 ] Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark.

[5 ] Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Technology, Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen, Denmark.

[6 ] Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.

[7 ] College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.

[8 ] National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Publisher Item ID: 2047487316638485

DOI: 10.1177/2047487316638485

PubMed ID: 26976845

SO-VID: ee364fe2-5e57-48a4-83f3-fc48340ec5e4

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Keywords: quality of life,Atrial fibrillation,validation studies,questionnaires,patient outcome assessment

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Keywords: quality of life, Atrial fibrillation, validation studies, questionnaires, patient outcome assessment

Validating the HeartQoL questionnaire in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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