Patient and Caregiver Health-related Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden While Awaiting Heart Transplantation: Findings From the Sustaining Quality of Life of the Aged: Heart Transplant or Mechanical Support (SUSTAIN-IT) Study

Patient and Caregiver Health-related Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden While Awaiting Heart Transplantation: Findings From the Sustaining Quality of Life of the Aged: Heart Transplant or Mechanical Support (SUSTAIN-IT) Study

Background. We sought to compare change over time (baseline to 2 y) in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between older (60–80 y) patients awaiting heart transplantation (HT) with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) versus without MCS and their caregivers and caregiver burden. Methods. This stu...

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Main Authors: Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, Ike Okwuosa, MD, Adin-Cristian Andrei, PhD, Tingqing Wu, MPH, Christian Elenbaas, MS, Anna Warzecha, BA, Abigail Baldridge, MS, Michael Petty, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-12-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001249

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