Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Disease: SF-36 Compared to WHOQOL-BREF

Background: The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires are two common tools to assess changes in quality of life (QOL) over the course of treatment, especially in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the value of these two instrume...

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Main Authors: Mahmood Sheikhfatollahi, Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, Ali Montazeri, Mehrdad Sheikhvatan, Mahdi Najafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/11562.pdf&manuscript_id=11562