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Qualitative interviews versus standardised self-report questionnaires in assessing qualityb of life in heart transplant recipients
University of Toronto, Canada. (Multi-organ research group, University Hospital Network, Toronto)
University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada.
University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada.
Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Canada.
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2011 (English)In: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, ISSN 1053-2498, E-ISSN 1557-3117, Vol. 30, no 8, p. 963-966Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Quality of life (QoL) studies in heart transplant recipients (HTRs) using validated, quantitative, self-report questionnaires have reported poor QoL in approximately 20% of patients. This consecutive mixed methods study compared self-report questionnaires, the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey (MOS SF-36) and the Atkinson Life Satisfaction Scale, with phenomenologically informed audiovisual (AV) qualitative interview data in 27 medically stable HTRs (70% male; age 53 ± 13.77 years; time since transplant 4.06 ± 2.42 years). Self-report questionnaire data reported poor QoL and more distress compared with previous studies and normative population samples; in contrast, 52% of HTRs displayed pervasive distress according to visual methodology. Using qualitative methods to assess QoL yields information that would otherwise remain unobserved by the exclusive use of quantitative QOL questionnaires.

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Elsevier, 2011. Vol. 30, no 8, p. 963-966
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quality of life; qualitative interviews; transplantation; phenomenology; audio-visual methodology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-81688DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.03.017PubMedID: 21531580OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-81688DiVA, id: diva2:555685
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