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Published in: Quality of Life Research 11/2016

Open Access 01-11-2016

International SF-36 reference values in patients with ischemic heart disease

Authors: Alexandra Huber, Neil Oldridge, Stefan Höfer

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 11/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

International reference data for the SF-36 health survey (version 1) are presented based on a sample of 5508 adult patients with ischemic heart disease.

Methods

Patients with angina, myocardial infarction and ischemic heart failure completed the SF-36. Data were analyzed by diagnosis, gender, age, region and country within region and presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD), minimum, maximum, 25th, 50th and 75th percentile of the physical (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) measures.

Results

Mean PCS scores were reported as being more than one SD below the normal range (standardized mean of 50 ± 10) by more than half of the patient subgroups (59 %) with all of the mean MCS scores falling within the normal range. Patients with angina and patients with ischemic heart failure reported the poorest mean PCS scores with both diagnoses reporting scores more than one SD below the standardized mean. Females, older patients (especially >70 years) and patients from Eastern Europe reported significantly worse mean PCS scores than male, younger and non-Eastern European patients. The cardiac diagnosis had no effect on the mean MCS scores; however, females, younger patients (especially <51 years) and patients from Eastern Europe reported significantly worse mean MCS scores than male, older and non-Eastern European patients.

Conclusions

These international reference SF-36 values for patients with IHD are useful for clinicians, researchers and health-policy makers when developing improved health services.
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Metadata
Title
International SF-36 reference values in patients with ischemic heart disease
Authors
Alexandra Huber
Neil Oldridge
Stefan Höfer
Publication date
01-11-2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Quality of Life Research / Issue 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-016-1316-4

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