| Factor Information | |
|---|---|
| Data ID | 2202 |
| Factor | Disease complexity:Timeline-cycle and relation with disease complexity |
| Description | Patients with a complex heart defect had a stronger belief that their illness has severe consequences, that the illness is changeable and that the illness causes negative emotions (ps<0.05). |
| Biomarker | NA |
| Classification | Z (combined factor - combined factor) |
| Association | |
|---|---|
| Application | prognosis and risk assessment |
| Objective | To examine (a) the relation between patient characteristics and illness perceptions, and (b) the independent predictive value of illness perceptions for future QoL. |
| p Value | <0.01 |
| Conclusion | Patients with a complex heart defect had a stronger belief that their illness has severe consequences, that the illness is changeable and that the illness causes negative emotions (ps<0.05). |
| Risk Factor | unknown |
| CHD Type | |
|---|---|
| ID | 590 |
| CHD Type | isolated CHD/non-isolated CHD |
| CHD Subtype | VSD/ASD/PDA/TOF/PS/BAV/AS/AS/CoA/TGA/ccTGA/other |
| Reference | |
|---|---|
| PMID | 23524630 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Title | Illness perceptions of adults with congenital heart disease and their predictive value for quality of life two years later. |
| Sample | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | Adults | |
| Source | questionnaire | |
| Region | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |
| Method | A longitudinal study; Patients completed three questionnaires: the IPQ-R (illness perceptions) and two years later the SF-36 and TAAQOL-CHD (QoL) | |
| Race | Europe | |
| Disease History | N/A | |
| Treatment History | N/A | |
| Group | Disease complexity:Moderate(Treatment) | Disease complexity: Simple(Control) |
| Number | 270 | 502 |
| Age | 39 (18–85) years | 39 (18–85) years |
| Gender (Male: Female) | 388:455 (total) | 388:455 (total) |
| Marker Level | (95% CI)=2.9 (2.7–3.0) | (95% CI)=2.7 (2.6–2.8) |
