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Observational studyHealth and quality of life outcomes2016

Comorbidities and characteristics of coronary heart disease patients: their impact on health-related quality of life.

Ksenija Tušek-Bunc, Davorina Petek

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Observational study in Health and quality of life outcomes, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The social determinants of health-related quality of life among people with chronic disease: a systematic literature review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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  5. Health-related quality of life among adults living with diabetic foot ulcers: a meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019
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  6. Health-related quality of life in coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis mapped against the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ksenija Tušek-BuncFaculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska ulica 8, SI, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia. ksenija.tusek-bunc@guest.arnes.si.
Davorina PetekDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, SI, 1104, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
University of Ljubljana · SIUniversity of Maribor · SI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with coronary heart disease (CHD) commonly present with more than one comorbid condition, contributing to poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of our study was to identify the associations between HRQoL and patient characteristics, vascular comorbidities and anxiety/depression disorders.

methodsThis observational study was conducted in 36 family medicine practices selected by random stratified sampling from all regions of Slovenia. HRQoL was assessed using the European Quality of Life - 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire and EQ Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS). The associations between HRQoL and patient characteristics stratified by demographics, vascular comorbidities, health services used, their assessment of chronic illness care, and anxiety/depression disorders were identified by ordinal logistic regression and linear regression models.

resultsThe final sample included 423 CHD patients with a mean age of 68.0 ± SD 10.8 years; 35.2% were female. Mean EQ-VAS score was 58.6 ± SD 19.9 (median: 60 with interquartile range of 45-75), and mean EQ-5D index was 0.60 ± SD 0.19 (median: 0.56 with interquartile range of 0.41-0.76). The statistically significant predictors of a lower EQ-VAS score were higher family physician visit frequency, heart failure (HF) and anxiety/depression disorders (R² 0.240; F = 17.368; p < 0.001). The statistically significant predictor of better HRQoL, according to EQ-5D was higher patient education, whereas higher family physician visit frequency, HF and peripheral artery disease (PAD) were predictors of poorer HRQoL (Nagelkerke R

conclusionsResults of our study reveal that comorbid conditions (HF and PAD), family physician visit frequency and years in education are significant predictors of HRQoL in Slovenian CHD patients.

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Sickness Impact ProfileAgedChronic DiseaseComorbidityCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesVisual Analog ScaleAnxiety/depression disordersCoronary heart disease patientHealth-related quality of lifeVascular comorbidities

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