The MacNew Heart Disease Health-related
Quality of Life [HRQL] Questionnaire was designed and developed as one of
the early heart disease specific HRQL instruments to capture patients' perceptions
of their treatment. The MacNew inquires about how heart disease and treatment
of heart disease affects subjective HRQL and incorporates physical, emotional
and social aspects of HRQL.
Why would you want to consider the
use of a disease specific heart disease questionnaire?
- Understand how patients with heart
disease view their own health - how they perceive themselves in their daily
lives and how they feel
- Examine the impact of heart disease
and subsequent treatment on aspects of health that matter to patients
- Screen patients to target those who
need care the most
- Help health care teams and their
patients make treatment decisions
- Track the effects of treatment [e.g.,
non-invasive therapy such as medication and cardiac rehabilitation and invasive
interventions like PCI, CABG, and pacemaker implantation] and changes in
health condition over time in patients with heart disease
For the clinician/health professional,
access the MacNew online and:
- Obtain patient-specific HRQL data
in real time
- Implement HRQL assessment in clinical
routine
- Monitor changes in your patients'
HRQL over time
- Download results:
- for individuals or groups
- for further analysis and
reporting
- Reduce the costs of measuring patient-reported
HRQL or begin collecting such data for a modest outlay
Read some of the success
stories where the MacNew Heart Disease Questionnaire was implemented on
a day to day clinical practice to assess and monitor HRQL in heart disease.
