TAILIEUCHUNG - Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Research Open Access Women with coronary
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Research Open Access Women with coronary artery disease report worse health-related quality of life outcomes compared to men Colleen M Norris*1,5, William A Ghali2,3,4, P Diane Galbraith2,4, Michelle M Graham5, Louise A Jensen1, Merril L Knudtson2 and the APPROACH Investigators Address: 1Faculty of Nursing, 4-112G Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3 Canada, 2Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 3Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 4Centre for Health and Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and 5Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Open Access Women with coronary artery disease report worse health-related quality of life outcomes compared to men Colleen M Norris 1 5 William A Ghali2 3 4 P Diane Galbraith2 4 Michelle M Graham5 Louise A Jensen1 Merril L Knudtson2 and the APPROACH Investigators Address 1Faculty of Nursing 4-112G Clinical Sciences Building University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2G3 Canada 2Department of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada 3Department of Community Health Sciences University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada 4Centre for Health and Policy Studies University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada and 5Department of Medicine University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada Email Colleen M Norris - William A Ghali - wghali@ P Diane Galbraith - dgalbrai@ Michelle M Graham - MMGraham@ Louise A Jensen - Merril L Knudtson - knudtson@ the APPROACH Investigators - Corresponding author Published 05 May 2004 Received 12 March 2004 Accepted 05 May 2004 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2004 2 21 This article is available from http content 2 l 2l 2004 Norris et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Background Although there have been substantial medical advances that improve the outcomes following cardiac ischemic events gender differences in the treatment and course of recovery for patients with coronary artery disease CAD continue to exist. There is a general paucity of data comparing the health related quality of life HRQOL in men and women undergoing treatment for CAD. The purpose of this study was to compare HRQOL outcomes of men and women in Alberta at one-year following initial catheterization .
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