2023
Patient knowledge and preferences for peripheral artery disease treatment
Smolderen K, Romain G, Gosch K, Arham A, Provance J, Spertus J, Poosala A, Shishehbor M, Safley D, Scott K, Stone N, Mena-Hurtado C. Patient knowledge and preferences for peripheral artery disease treatment. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 397-403. PMID: 37638882, PMCID: PMC10591804, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231181613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral artery diseaseTreatment goalsPatient knowledgeTreatment optionsTreatment preferencesHeart attack/strokeSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery disease treatmentImportant treatment goalQuality of lifeCost of treatmentSpecific treatment goalsMulticenter registryPAD symptomsPain reliefSecondary preventionArtery diseaseTreatment choiceTreatment benefitPatient understandingPatientsMedical decision makingDisease managementClaudicationDisease treatment
2021
Treatment decisions for patients with peripheral artery disease and symptoms of claudication: Development process and alpha testing of the SHOW-ME PAD decision aid
Smolderen KG, Pacheco C, Provance J, Stone N, Fuss C, Decker C, Bunte M, Jelani QU, Safley DM, Secemsky E, Sepucha KR, Spatz ES, Mena-Hurtado C, Spertus JA. Treatment decisions for patients with peripheral artery disease and symptoms of claudication: Development process and alpha testing of the SHOW-ME PAD decision aid. Vascular Medicine 2021, 26: 273-280. PMID: 33627058, PMCID: PMC8169642, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x20988780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseArtery diseaseTreatment optionsSymptoms of claudicationInvasive treatment optionNon-invasive treatmentQuality of lifeClaudication symptomsClaudication treatmentPatient knowledgeSpecialty careTreatment decisionsDecision aidPatientsCliniciansDecisional needsInternational Patient Decision Aid Standards criteriaStandard criteriaPrototype decision aidImplementation logisticsSymptomsDecisional qualityDiseaseTreatmentClaudication
2008
Further Validation of the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire: Results from a Peripheral Vascular Surgery Survey in the Netherlands
Smolderen KG, Hoeks SE, Aquarius AE, Reimer W, Spertus JA, van Urk H, Denollet J, Poldermans D. Further Validation of the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire: Results from a Peripheral Vascular Surgery Survey in the Netherlands. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2008, 36: 582-591. PMID: 18804390, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDisability EvaluationFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLanguageMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsPatient SatisfactionPerceptionPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPrincipal Component AnalysisQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPeripheral Artery QuestionnairePeripheral arterial diseaseEQ-5D scalePAD patientsPatients' health statusHealth statusPerceived DisabilityTreatment satisfactionPhysical functionEuro Heart Survey ProgrammeDisease-specific health statusAdverse cardiovascular eventsCross-sectional studyCardiovascular eventsArterial diseaseTreatment optionsPatientsAlpha valuesClinical researchCronbach's alpha valuesDutch versionConvergent validityDisabilityStatusQuestionnaire