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ArticleThe Journal of cardiovascular nursing

Quality of life, health status, and depression: comparison between adolescents and adults after the Fontan procedure with healthy counterparts.

Nancy A Pike, Lorraine S Evangelista, Lynn V Doering, Jo-Ann Eastwood, Alan B Lewis, John S Child

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Article in The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nancy A PikeSchool of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6919, USA. npike@sonnet.ucla.edu
Lorraine S Evangelista
Lynn V Doering
Jo-Ann Eastwood
Alan B Lewis
John S Child
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Examining the Effects of High Protein Diet on Outcomes in Heart Failure PatientsR01HL093466 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI EVANGELISTA, LORRAINE S · 2009 to 2013
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL093466
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundQuality of life (QOL) in adolescents and adults who have undergone the Fontan procedure and are living with only 1 ventricle is presumed to be diminished.

objectivesThis study aimed to compare QOL, health status, and prevalence of depression in adolescents/adults after the Fontan procedure with healthy counterparts and to identify predictors of QOL in the Fontan group.

methodsUsing a comparative, cross-sectional design, 54 adolescents and adults with single ventricle congenital heart disease who have undergone the Fontan procedure were compared with 66 age-matched healthy counterparts. Quality of life, health status, depression, and social support were measured using the Satisfaction With Life Scale, Short Form Survey Version 2, Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Module, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Clinical variables were abstracted from medical records. Predictors of QOL were determined using multiple linear regression.

resultsAdolescents and adults in the Fontan group reported lower physical health status (mean [SD] = 46.5 [9.3] vs mean [SD] = 55.9 [5.1], P < .001) and were more depressed (mean [SD] = 7.3 [5.9] vs mean [SD] = 4.5 [4.3], P < .004) than their healthy counterparts. There were no differences in QOL, mental health status, or social support between the 2 groups. Functional status (New York Heart Association class), depression, and social support accounted for 55% of the variance in QOL in the Fontan group.

conclusionsDespite lower levels of physical health, the QOL of Fontan patients was comparable with that of their healthy counterparts; this finding contradicts previous proxy reports, self-reports, and assumptions that QOL is lower in patients with complex single ventricle congenital heart disease. However, because Fontan patients were more depressed than their healthy counterparts, the need for early screening and detection is warranted.

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Health StatusQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleFontan ProcedureHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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