Journal article

Physical Activity-Related Drivers of Perceived Health Status in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

JM Ko, KS White, AH Kovacs, KM Tecson, S Apers, K Luyckx, C Thomet, W Budts, J Enomoto, MA Sluman, JK Wang, JL Jackson, P Khairy, SC Cook, R Subramanyan, L Alday, K Eriksen, M Dellborg, M Berghammer, B Johansson Show all

American Journal of Cardiology | EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2018

Abstract

Data on the differential impact of physical activity on perceived health status (PHS) in a large adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patient population are lacking. We conducted a cross-sectional assessment of 4,028 ACHD patients recruited from 24 ACHD-specialized centers in 15 countries across 5 continents to examine the association between physical activity and PHS in a large international cohort of ACHD patients. A linear analog scale of the EuroQol-5D 3 level version and the 12-item Short Form Health Survey—version 2 were used to assess self-reported health status and the Health-Behavior Scale-Congenital Heart Disease was used as a subjective measurement of physical activity type, part..

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Awarded by Baylor Health Care System Foundation


Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Research Fund KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) through grant OT/11/033 to K.L. and P.M.; by the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation (Sweden) through grant number 20130607 to M.D.; by the University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-centred Care (Gothenburg, Sweden) to M. D. and P.M.; and by the Cardiac Children's Foundation (Taiwan) through grant CCF2013_02 to J.K.W. Furthermore, this work was endorsed by and conducted in collaboration with the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease. This work was also funded, in part, by the Baylor Health Care System Foundation. See page 1441 for disclosure information.