Quality of Life and Physical Capacity of Alder Ambulatory Adults with Rate-Controlled Atrial Fibrillation.
Abstract
Although previous studies demonstrate that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) refractory to rate-control are significantly impaired, quality of life (QOL) and physical capacity have yet to be adequately defined in rate-controlled AF patients. Older ambulatory adults were recruited from the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) in West Haven, Connecticut. Forty-seven patients with AF were enrolled from the Coumadin clinic, and an equal number of age-matched veterans in normal sinus rhythm (NSR) were enrolled from the Primary Care Practice (PCP) clinic. QOL was assessed by the widely-published Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) which has been validated in older adult and veteran populations. The SF-36 produces two summary scales, the Physical Component Summary (PC S) and the Mental Component Summary (MCS), which correlate positively with the level of physical and mental health QOL, respectively. Physical capacity was assessed by the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS), which has been validated in older adults. The YPAS produces a Summary Index, which
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 19, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA347404
Entities
People
- Michael W. Yerkey
Organizations
- Yale University