Journal article
Development and testing of a new measure of health status for clinical trials in heart failure
Abstract
The authors developed a new measure of subjective health status for patients with heart failure. Eighty-eight patients with heart failure were asked about the impact of their condition on 123 items related to physical and emotional function. The most frequently chosen and important items were included in a 16-item Chronic Heart Failure Questionnaire (CHQ) that examines dyspnea during daily activities, fatigue, and emotional function. The CHQ …
Authors
Guyatt GH; Nogradi S; Halcrow S; Singer J; Sullivan MJJ; Fallen EL
Journal
Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 101–107
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
3 1989
DOI
10.1007/bf02602348
ISSN
0884-8734