Monika Sadlonova, Stefan Salzmann, Jochen Senges, Christopher M Celano, Jeff C Huffman, Martin Borggrefe, Ibrahim Akin, Dierk Thomas, Christopher Jan Schwarzbach, Thomas Kleemann, Steffen Schneider, Matthias Hochadel, Tim Süselbeck, Harald Schwacke, Angelika Alonso, Markus Haass, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen
OBJECTIVE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL), an increased risk of morbidity, and mortality. Traditional AF-related outcomes (e.g., AF recurrence) primarily demonstrate the physiological benefits of AF management but do not focus on the benefits experienced subjectively by the patient (i.e., patient-reported outcomes), which have been suggested as optimal endpoints in AF intervention studies. The aim of this study is to identify medical and psychological factors associated with impaired HRQoL at 1-year follow-up...
November 8, 2023: Journal of Psychosomatic Research