Patterns of Change in Individual Domains of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire with a Palliative Care Intervention for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Insights from PAL-HF

The Palliative Care in Heart Failure (PAL-HF) trial demonstrated that palliative care (PC) improved health-related quality of life (QOL) in advanced heart failure (HF) patients as measured by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), yet less is known about how PC affects the individual domains (physical function, QOL, social limitations, and total symptoms) within the KCCQ overall summary score (1,2). Moreover, since KCCQ changes over time are commonly grouped by small, medium, and large changes (20, respectively), there is interest in understanding how specific domains may contribute differently based on the magnitude of the overall KCCQ change.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - February 26, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Luxi Wan, Marc D. Samsky, Christopher M. O'Connor, Amanda Stebbins, Brooke Alhanti, Haider J. Warraich, Kimberly S. Johnson, Kevin J. Anstrom, Mona Fiuzat, Bradi B. Granger, Daniel B. Mark, James A. Tulsky, Joseph G. Rogers, Robert J. Mentz Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research