Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire Reliability And Validity

Comparative responsiveness of short form 12 and minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire in patients with heart failure.

Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire reliability and validity.

Content reliability and validity of a new measure the minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire. Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire mlhfq is the most commonly used questionnaire and it has a good empro evaluating the measurement of patient reported outcomes score. However to be utilized in indonesia it needs validity and reliability studies. The most frequently used questionnaires are the chronic heart failure questionnaire the kansas city cardiomyopathy questionnaire and the minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire mlhfq.

Reliability and validity during a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial of pimobendan to determine the reliability and validity of a patient outcome questionnaire for chronic heart failure a randomized double blind placebo controlled 3 month trial of pimobendan an investigational. The minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire mlhfq has been used as a key outcome measure in studies and evaluations of patients with symptomatic congestive heart failure chf our aim was to translate and validate a spanish version of this questionnaire in spanish population in the usa. The united states food and drug administration fda has approved the minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire as medical device development tool mddt for use in controlled clinical trials designed to test. 11 the latter is the most widely used in studies of the qol of patients with chf in hospital settings 1 2 and has been shown to have good.

To determine the reliability and validity of a patient outcome questionnaire for chronic heart failure a randomized double blind placebo controlled 3 month trial of pimobendan an investigational medication with inotropic and vasodilator activities was performed. The mlhfq has been adapted and used by various countries worldwide. However there are some concerns about its factor structure and alternatives have been proposed some including a third factor. Content reliability and validity of a new measure the minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire.

The minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire mlhfq is a reliable and valid patient oriented measure of the adverse effects of heart failure on a patient s life. Evaluated were 198 ambulatory p. Am heart j 1992 124 1017 1025 pubmed abstract rector ts kubo sh cohn jn. Patients self assessment of their congestive heart failure.

Assessment of patient outcome with the minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire. To determine the reliability and validity of a patient outcome questionnaire for chronic heart failure a randomized double blind placebo controlled 3 month trial of pimobendan an investigational medication with inotropic and vasodilator activities was performed. Ni h toy w burgess d wise k nauman d crispell k hershberger r.