2017
A Personalized and Interactive Web-Based Health Care Innovation to Advance the Quality of Life and Care of Patients With Heart Failure (ACQUIRE-HF): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
Pedersen SS, Schmidt T, Skovbakke SJ, Wiil UK, Egstrup K, Smolderen KG, Spertus JA. A Personalized and Interactive Web-Based Health Care Innovation to Advance the Quality of Life and Care of Patients With Heart Failure (ACQUIRE-HF): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2017, 6: e96. PMID: 28536092, PMCID: PMC5461421, DOI: 10.2196/resprot.7110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireHeart failureHealth statusNursing staffLeft ventricular ejection fractionPatient-reported health statusOutpatient HF clinicOwn disease managementMixed methods feasibility studyMajority of patientsSubset of patientsVentricular ejection fractionOdense University HospitalCare of patientsSelf-care behaviorsMethods feasibility studyDisease-specific measuresPatient-centered toolsQuality of lifeHF clinicEjection fractionPre-post designOutpatient clinicUniversity HospitalExperienced deterioration
2012
Association Between Depression and Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the Heart and Soul Study
Grenon SM, Hiramoto J, Smolderen KG, Vittinghoff E, Whooley MA, Cohen BE. Association Between Depression and Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the Heart and Soul Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: e002667. PMID: 23130170, PMCID: PMC3487348, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.112.002667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalent peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseasePAD eventsDepressive symptomsSoul StudyRisk factorsCox proportional hazards modelIncident PAD eventsModifiable risk factorsCongestive heart failureAssociation of depressionPatient Health QuestionnaireProportional hazards modelHigh-density lipoproteinRace/ethnicityAggressive treatmentProspective cohortSerum creatinineHeart failureTriglyceride levelsExcess riskIndependent associationMedical records
2011
Accuracy and Prognostic Value of American Heart Association–Recommended Depression Screening in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Elderon L, Smolderen KG, Na B, Whooley MA. Accuracy and Prognostic Value of American Heart Association–Recommended Depression Screening in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 533-540. PMID: 21862720, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.960302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmerican Heart AssociationComorbidityCoronary DiseaseDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRiskSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsCoronary heart diseaseAmerican Heart AssociationStable coronary heart diseasePatient Health QuestionnaireMajor depressive disorderHeart diseaseCardiovascular eventsPrognostic valueHeart AssociationDepressive disorderHealth QuestionnaireHigh-density lipoprotein levelsDepression screening protocolSubsequent cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular outcomesBody mass indexGold standard interviewCardiovascular outcomesIdentifies patientsHeart failureScreening methodLipoprotein levelsMass indexDepression screeningMyocardial infarction
2009
Impact of peripheral arterial disease on health status: A comparison with chronic heart failure
Smolderen KG, Pelle AJ, Kupper N, Mols F, Denollet J. Impact of peripheral arterial disease on health status: A comparison with chronic heart failure. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2009, 50: 1391-1398. PMID: 19958988, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesChronic DiseaseCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMarital StatusMental HealthMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPropensity ScoreRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSickness Impact ProfileConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseChronic heart failurePhysical health statusMental health statusCHF patientsHealth statusPAD patientsCardiac historyDiabetes mellitusHeart failureArterial diseaseMedical recordsMedical conditionsImpact of PADLow ankle-brachial indexPatients' physical health statusYounger ageWorse physical health statusCross-sectional observational studyMental health status scoresComorbid diabetes mellitusAnkle-brachial indexClinical risk factorsHealth status scoresShort Form-12