title: [Utility of the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire for assessing quality of life in heart failure patients].
abstract: The Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLWHFQ) was used to evaluate the quality of life of patients with heart failure, both before and 6 months after an educational intervention. The study included 99 patients (70 male) with a mean age of 78 years. Significant correlations were found between the MLWHFQ score and the SF-36 score (r=0.41, P=.01), the Barthel Index score (r=-0.23, P=.02), New York Heart Association functional class (r=0.37, P=.01), and the number of readmissions within 6 months (r=0.47, P< .002). Following the intervention, the MLWHFQ score decreased by 34 points (P=.0001). The MLWHFQ score appears to be a useful measure: there were good correlations with functional class and the SF-36 score, and the measure was sensitive to changes in health since there was also a correlation with the patients' prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, España. cesar.morcillo@cimaclinic.com
authors.forename: Cèsar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morcillo
authors.forename: Ofelia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aguado
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delás
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosell
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013030:Spain; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires