2012
Perceived Stress in Myocardial Infarction Long-Term Mortality and Health Status Outcomes
Arnold SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Li Y, Spertus JA. Perceived Stress in Myocardial Infarction Long-Term Mortality and Health Status Outcomes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 60: 1756-1763. PMID: 23040574, PMCID: PMC3601381, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth status outcomesChronic stressHealth statusAMI patientsStatus outcomesAdverse long-term outcomesLong-term adverse outcomesEuroQol visual analogue scaleGeneric health statusPost-AMI outcomesSeattle Angina QuestionnaireLong-term mortalityShort Form-12Long-term outcomesVisual analog scaleImportant confounding factorsRecurrent adverse eventsRevascularization statusAngina QuestionnaireAdverse eventsClinical characteristicsClinical factorsForm-12Analog scale
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