The influence of myocardial infarction and stroke on patient related quality of life
J.P Bach, O Riedel, J Klotsche, L Pieper, R Dodel, H.U Wittchen · Aktuelle Neurologie · 2008 · Heft 09
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Aim: To investigate health-related quality of life in a large sample of patients with stroke and myocardial function. Methods: Patient data were collected in the framework of the DETECT study (Wittchen et al., 2005), a prospective cross-sectional and longitudinal study to evaluate health care in Germany in patients with cardiovascular disease and risk factors. Patients examined and interviewed with standardised questionnaires including life orientation test, a depression screening, a risk index for the development of stroke and a 10-year score based on patient data to evaluate individual cardiovascular risk. HrQ…