Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2971062 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Quality of life (QoL) studies in heart transplant recipients (HTRs) using validated, quantitative, self-report questionnaires have reported poor QoL in approximately 20% of patients. This consecutive mixed methods study compared self-report questionnaires, the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey (MOS SF-36) and the Atkinson Life Satisfaction Scale, with phenomenologically informed audiovisual (AV) qualitative interview data in 27 medically stable HTRs (70% male; age 53 ± 13.77 years; time since transplant 4.06 ± 2.42 years). Self-report questionnaire data reported poor QoL and more distress compared with previous studies and normative population samples; in contrast, 52% of HTRs displayed pervasive distress according to visual methodology. Using qualitative methods to assess QoL yields information that would otherwise remain unobserved by the exclusive use of quantitative QOL questionnaires.
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Authors
Susan E. MD, Enza RN, MN, Oliver E. RN, MN, Patricia PhD, Margrit PhD, Jennifer M. PhD, Mena BSc, Heather J. MD,