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The MacNew measures the impact of heart disease from the individual’s perspective.
It has been validated worldwide for the main forms of heart disease: angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and heart failure.
The MacNew is sensitive to change and measures patients’ development over time.
It is the preferred outcome measure for cardiac rehabilitation, surgery, percutaneous interventions, or medical treatment.
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Information about health and health-related quality of life individually reported by patients is an important source of information for clinicians allowing for evidence-based decisions.
The assessment of quality of life in daily clinical practice has become an integral part of health care policy around the world. From a health care professional’s perspective quality of life assessment helps monitor patients and improving doctor-patient communication.
The MacNew is the international gold standard for assessing patient-reported outcome measures, quality of life, among patients with heart disease. It covers all three aspects of the WHO definition of health: physical, mental, and social well-being.