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Observational studyBMC pulmonary medicine2021

Clinical evaluation of pulmonary hypertension using patient-reported outcomes: a cross-sectional study.

Miguel Ángel Amor-García, Sara Ibáñez-García, Xandra García-González, Teresa Mombiela, Cristina Villanueva-Bueno, Ana Herranz-Alonso, María Sanjurjo-Sáez

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7 authors.

Miguel Ángel Amor-GarcíaPharmacy Service, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain. miguelangel.amor@salud.madrid.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0752-9746
Sara Ibáñez-GarcíaPharmacy Service, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
Xandra García-GonzálezPharmacy Service, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
Teresa MombielaDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Cristina Villanueva-BuenoPharmacy Service, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
Ana Herranz-AlonsoPharmacy Service, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
María Sanjurjo-SáezPharmacy Service, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) have progressive and disabling symptoms, as well as a burden of treatments and a difficult clinical evaluation that make health-related quality of life a particularly relevant endpoint in this disease. The objective of the study was to evaluate patient-reported outcomes of patients receiving specific treatment for PH in a tertiary hospital using a specific questionnaire (Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review-CAMPHOR) in the pharmacy consultation.

methodsA cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study was conducted. It included all patients receiving specific treatment for PH in a tertiary hospital in Madrid, Spain. The inclusion period comprised between August to December 2019. CAMPHOR questionnaires containing three domains: symptoms, activities and quality of life were completed by the patients at the pharmacy consultation. Demographic and clinical variables, including WHO Functional Class (WHO FC), PH-specific tests and hemodynamic parameters, were recorded. Non-parametric analyses to assess relations between variables and CAMPHOR domains were performed.

resultsThirty-six patients consented to participate in the study and completed the questionnaire. Median scores for symptoms, activities, and quality of life domains were 5.5 (2.5-10), 8.0 (4.5-10.5) and 3.5 (1-7.5), respectively. Statistically significant differences were found in the three domains when comparing by WHO FC, in the activities domain for 6-m walking test and in the quality of life domain for patients who had emergency visits or hospitalizations in the last year.

conclusionsThe CAMPHOR questionnaire could be useful as a complementary test to achieve an integrated evaluation of PH patients, who could complete it easily during their routine pharmacy visits.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresQuality of LifeAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsSeverity of Illness IndexSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesTertiary Care CentersCAMPHORHealth-related quality of lifePharmacy servicesPulmonary hypertensionQuality of life

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PMCPMC7852357

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