Health-related quality of life among the elderly with heart failure: a generic measurement

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) instruments have been greatly used among patients with heart failure (HF), although few of them are specific for elderly people. Among the generic instruments, the Medical Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) is widely used. The...

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Main Authors: Izabel Cristina Ribeiro da Silva Saccomann, Fernanda Aparecida Cintra, Maria Cecilia Bueno Jayme Gallani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000400003&lng=en&tlng=en