Quality of Life in Cardiovascular Surgery: Elaboration and Initial Internal Validation of a Quality of Life Questionnaire
Objective: Elaboration and internal validation of the Quality of Life in Cardiovascular
Surgery (QLCS) questionnaire adapted to the reality of Brazilian
cardiovascular surgery.Methods: Cross-sectional pilot study of a prospective cohort included in the
Documentation and Surgical Registry Center (CEDREC) for internal validation
of the QLCS questionnaire. Four hundred forty-five patients submitted to
cardiovascular surgery and who answered a QLCS questionnaire 30 days after
hospital discharge were included. It was applied via telephone. To verify
the questions' internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha was used. The total
Q ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
More News: Brazil Health | Cardiology | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Heart | Hospitals | Study