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PROMIS Physical, Mental and Social Health Outcomes Improve from Before to Early After LVAD Implant: Findings from the Mechanical Circulatory Support: Measures of Adjustment and Quality of Life (MCS A-QOL) Study. Journal of cardiac failure Hahn, E. A., Allen, L. A., Lee, C. S., Denfeld, Q. E., Stehlik, J., Cella, D., Lindenfeld, J., Teuteberg, J. J., McIlvennan, C. K., Kiernan, M. S., Beiser, D. G., Walsh, M. N., Adler, E. D., Ruo, B., Kirklin, J. K., Klein, L., Bedjeti, K., Cummings, P. D., Burns, J. L., Vela, A. M., Grady, K. L. 2023

Abstract

Study participants (n=272) completed 12 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) physical, mental and social health measures (questionnaires) prior to implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and again at 3 and 6 months post-implant. All but one PROMIS measure demonstrated significant improvement from pre-implant to 3 months; there was little change between 3 and 6 months. Because PROMIS measures were developed in the general population, patients with an LVAD, their caregivers and their clinicians can interpret the meaning of PROMIS scores in relation to the general population, helping them to monitor a return to normalcy in everyday life.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.03.013

View details for PubMedID 37004864