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| Evaluation of treatment for congestive heart failure in patients aged 60 years and older using generic measures of health status (SF-36 and COOP charts) | | Author(s) | Crispin Jenkinson, Damian Jenkinson, Sasha Shepperd |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 26, no 1, January 1997 |
| Pages | pp 7-13 |
| Keywords | Heart disease ; Drugs ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | This study used the short-form 36 health survey (SF-36) and Dartmouth COOP charts to assess the functioning and well-being of older patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Multi-dimensional health status measures indicate CHF to be associated with poor health using these two measures. However, when patients are asked simple single-item questions relating to their overall health state and the extent of change experienced after treatment, they report relatively good health and positive improvements as a consequence of therapy. Since older patients' expectations of improvement may be modest and their expectations of physical ability relatively limited, relatively small improvements, which may not appear large when reported in effect size statistics, may be important. Standardised questionnaires and statistical methods may not be appropriate to this patient group. A fuller understanding of their expectations and assessment of treatment outcomes is necessary. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970829202 A |
| Classmark | CQH: LLD: CC: F:59: 4C |
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