2022
The shifting care and outcomes for patients with endangered limbs – Critical limb ischemia (SCOPE-CLI) registry overview of study design and rationale
Scierka LE, Mena-Hurtado C, Shishehbor MH, Spertus JA, Nagpal S, Babrowski T, Bunte MC, Politano A, Humphries M, Chung J, Kirksey L, Alabi O, Soukas P, Parikh S, Faizer R, Fitridge R, Provance J, Romain G, McMillan N, Stone N, Scott K, Fuss C, Pacheco CM, Gosch K, Harper-Brooks A, Smolderen KG, Consortium O. The shifting care and outcomes for patients with endangered limbs – Critical limb ischemia (SCOPE-CLI) registry overview of study design and rationale. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2022, 39: 100971. PMID: 35198727, PMCID: PMC8850321, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.100971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical limb ischemiaTreatment preferencesPeripheral artery diseaseProspective observational registryPatient-centered outcomesPatterns of carePoor wound healingHealth status outcomesProcess of careCLI careObservational registryLimb ischemiaPatient characteristicsArtery diseaseVascular centersVital statusMean agePatient preferencesPatient's perspectiveSevere formPatientsPsychosocial factorsStatus outcomesHealth statusCare experiences
2020
Patient profiles and health status outcomes for peripheral artery disease in high-income countries: a comparison between the USA and The Netherlands
Jelani QU, Smolderen KG, Halpin D, Gosch K, Spertus JA, Chaar C, Nolthenius R, Heyligers J, De Vries JP, Mena-Hurtado C. Patient profiles and health status outcomes for peripheral artery disease in high-income countries: a comparison between the USA and The Netherlands. European Heart Journal - Quality Of Care And Clinical Outcomes 2020, 7: 505-512. PMID: 32539108, DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaa052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseHealth status scoresHealth status outcomesStatus scoreStatus outcomesArtery diseaseUS patientsHigh-income countriesPatient profilesCardiovascular risk factor burdenPAD-specific health statusPeripheral Artery QuestionnaireRisk factor burdenVascular specialty clinicsPeripheral arterial diseasePatient-centered outcomesLow referral ratesMore financial barriersPAD carePAD outcomesNew onsetPAD symptomsArterial diseaseExercise treatmentReferral rates
2008
Clinical validity of a disease-specific health status questionnaire: The Peripheral Artery Questionnaire
Hoeks SE, Smolderen KG, Reimer W, Verhagen HJ, Spertus JA, Poldermans D. Clinical validity of a disease-specific health status questionnaire: The Peripheral Artery Questionnaire. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2008, 49: 371-377. PMID: 19028064, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDisability EvaluationFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansIntermittent ClaudicationMaleNetherlandsPain MeasurementPatient SatisfactionPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsPsychometricsRecovery of FunctionReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical ProceduresWalkingConceptsPeripheral Artery QuestionnairePeripheral arterial diseaseDisease-specific Peripheral Artery QuestionnaireClear dose-response relationPAQ summary scoreDose-response relationClinical indicesClinical validitySummary scoresPAD patientsEQ-VASEQ-5DHealth statusLee Cardiac Risk IndexSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseEuroQol visual analogue scaleBaseline clinical indicesConsecutive PAD patientsGeneric EQ-5DSeverity of claudicationCardiac Risk IndexDisease-specific health status questionnaireEQ-5D indexHealth Status QuestionnairePatient-centered outcomes