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Health-related quality of life and lived experiences in males and females with thoracic aortic disease and their partners
Health-related quality of life and lived experiences in males and females with thoracic aortic disease and their partners
Objective Thoracic aortic disease (TAD) may have
substantial impact on health-related quality of life
(HRQOL). We described HRQOL in patients with TAD,
cardiovascular screening participants and their partners;
identified factors associated with HRQOL; and explored
lived experiences and feelings of anxiety or depression
using a mixed methods design.
Methods For this cross-sectional study, all consecutive
patients visiting the TAD outpatient clinic (2017–2019) at
our centre were asked to complete three questionnaires:
the Short Form 36 (SF-36), the Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale (HADS) and the Rotterdam Disease
Specific Questionnaire (RDSQ). A subsamp