The impact of venous thrombosis on quality of life

Quality of life (QOL) is increasingly seen as an important outcome in clinical care. Etiology, diagnosis, and management of venous thrombosis have been studied extensively, but only few studies have examined the impact of venous thrombosis on quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine...

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Published in:Thrombosis research 2004, Vol.114 (1), p.11-18
Main Authors: van Korlaar, Inez M, Vossen, Carla Y, Rosendaal, Frits R, Bovill, Edwin G, Cushman, Mary, Naud, Shelly, Kaptein, A.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research)
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Blood. Blood coagulation. Reticuloendothelial system
Cardiology. Vascular system
Comorbidity
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Female
Health Status
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pain - diagnosis
Pain - epidemiology
Pain - psychology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Postphlebitic Syndrome - diagnosis
Postphlebitic Syndrome - epidemiology
Postphlebitic Syndrome - psychology
Postthrombotic syndrome
Psychology
Quality of Life
Self-Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Venous thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis - diagnosis
Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology
Venous Thrombosis - psychology
Vermont - epidemiology
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Summary:Quality of life (QOL) is increasingly seen as an important outcome in clinical care. Etiology, diagnosis, and management of venous thrombosis have been studied extensively, but only few studies have examined the impact of venous thrombosis on quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of venous thrombosis on quality of life in a well-defined population of patients with venous thrombosis, by using both a generic and a disease-specific quality of life measure. A total of 45 patients from the thrombosis clinic of the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT, returned a mailed questionnaire including the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) and a disease-specific venous thrombosis-quality of life (VT-QOL) questionnaire about the problems faced by patients with venous thrombosis. The sample consisted of 13 men (28.9%) and 32 women (71.1%). The mean age was 44.1 years, with a range from 21 to 80 years. Compared with population norms of a general U.S. population that were adjusted for age and sex ( N=2463), venous thrombosis patients scored significantly lower ( p
ISSN:0049-3848
1879-2472
DOI:10.1016/j.thromres.2004.04.007