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Health-related quality of life in pacemaker patients: a single and multidimensional self-rated health comparison
D Malm1, E Svensson, J-E Karlsson
1Department of Cardiology, County Hospital Ryhov, Jönköping S-551 85, Sweden. dan.malm@ltjkog.se
Abstract:
Since implantation of the first permanent pacemaker in 1958, significant advances have been made in pacemaker technology. To date, however, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a large pacemaker population has not been investigated. With dwindling clinical resources, it is important to study HRQoL in a pacemaker population in a reliable and straightforward manner. This study aimed to determine and compare single and multidimensional self-rated health (SRH) in a pacemaker population in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, pacemaker mode and symptoms. The findings showed that irrespective of whether the perspective was single or multidimensional, this Swedish pacemaker population (n=697) with a mean age of 76 years had an acceptable HRQoL. Men, aged 65-84 years, persons who were cohabiting, who had their own dwelling, who had a DDD or who had a pacemaker for
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