%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Schweikert, B %A Hunger, M %A Meisinger, C %A König, HH %A Gapp, O %A Holle, R %D 2009 %J Eur Heart J %K mi&qol %N 4 %P 36-43 %R 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn509 %T Quality of life several years after myocardial infarction: comparing the MONICA/KORA registry to the general population %U https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/30/4/436/412149#annotations:fsy2ygXcEeuskLvTGeX6Bw %V 30 %X Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of myocardial infarction (MI) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in MI survivors measured by EuroQol (EQ-5D) and to compare it with the general population. Methods and results: A follow-up study of all MI survivors included in the MONICA/KORA registry was performed. About 2950 (67.1%) patients responded. Moderate or severe problems were most frequent in EQ-5D dimension pain/discomfort (55.0%), anxiety/depression (29.2%), and mobility (27.9%). Mean EQ VAS score was 65.8 (SD 18.5). Main predictors of lower HRQL included older age, diabetes, increasing body mass index, current smoking, and experience of re-infarction. Type of revascularizational treatment showed no impact on HRQL. Compared with the general population, adjusted EQ VAS was 6.2 (95% confidence interval 3.4-8.9) points lower in 45-year-old MI patients converging with growing age up to the age of 80. With regard to HRQL dimensions, MI survivors had a significantly higher risk of incurring problems in the dimension pain/discomfort, usual activities, and especially in anxiety/depression which was more pronounced in younger age. Mobility was the single dimension, in which MI showed an inverse effect. Conclusion: MI is combined with significant reduction in HRQL compared with the general population. The main impairments occur in the dimension pain/discomfort, usual activities, and particularly anxiety/depression. The relative impairment decreases with higher ages.

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of myocardial infarction (MI) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in MI survivors measured by EuroQol (EQ-5D) and to compare it with the general population. Methods and results: A follow-up study of all MI survivors included in the MONICA/KORA registry was performed. About 2950 (67.1%) patients responded. Moderate or severe problems were most frequent in EQ-5D dimension pain/discomfort (55.0%), anxiety/depression (29.2%), and mobility (27.9%). Mean EQ VAS score was 65.8 (SD 18.5). Main predictors of lower HRQL included older age, diabetes, increasing body mass index, current smoking, and experience of re-infarction. Type of revascularizational treatment showed no impact on HRQL. Compared with the general population, adjusted EQ VAS was 6.2 (95% confidence interval 3.4-8.9) points lower in 45-year-old MI patients converging with growing age up to the age of 80. With regard to HRQL dimensions, MI survivors had a significantly higher risk of incurring problems in the dimension pain/discomfort, usual activities, and especially in anxiety/depression which was more pronounced in younger age. Mobility was the single dimension, in which MI showed an inverse effect. Conclusion: MI is combined with significant reduction in HRQL compared with the general population. The main impairments occur in the dimension pain/discomfort, usual activities, and particularly anxiety/depression. The relative impairment decreases with higher ages.}, added-at = {2020-11-03T01:32:46.000+0100}, author = {Schweikert, B and Hunger, M and Meisinger, C and König, HH and Gapp, O and Holle, R}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27b2906251248c72cfcf5248de4461e29/rodrigogopar}, description = {Quality of life several years after myocardial infarction: comparing the MONICA/KORA registry to the general population† | European Heart Journal | Oxford Academic}, doi = {10.1093/eurheartj/ehn509}, interhash = {42c9de3c75fd9d1fa53875f0840d3ad6}, intrahash = {7b2906251248c72cfcf5248de4461e29}, journal = {Eur Heart J}, keywords = {mi&qol}, number = 4, pages = {36-43}, timestamp = {2020-11-03T01:32:46.000+0100}, title = {Quality of life several years after myocardial infarction: comparing the MONICA/KORA registry to the general population}, url = {https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/30/4/436/412149#annotations:fsy2ygXcEeuskLvTGeX6Bw}, volume = 30, year = 2009 }