The health-related quality of life questionnaire "EQ-5D" has been collected in connection with several interventional and observational studies where the no-touch vein harvesting technique in CABG has been used. The results of the questionnaires will be compiled and reported in this study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
254
Department for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital
Örebro, Sweden
The health-related quality of life.
EQ-5D is a generic measure of health. The instrument can be used to measure quality of life change in a population over time and to compare the quality of life among different groups in the population such as different socio-economic groups. EQ-5D is constructed of five dimensions: mobility, care, usual activities, pain / discomfort and anxiety / depression. Each dimension is answered on a three-point scale (none, moderate or severe symptoms). With this instrument, it can theoretically be 243 possible health conditions. Health condition can also be described as an index value between 0 corresponding to death and one equivalent full health. Some negative values corresponding a state worse than death can occur. Moreover consists EQ-5D of a VAS scale (Visual Analogue Scale), a thermometer-like scale, with 0 being the worst possible health status and 100 representing full health.
Time frame: 5-15 years postoperatively.
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