Macnew
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Get a license
Yes, there is the requirement to agree in writing to our standard conditions for using the MacNew as outlined in the licensing contract.
Yes, please get in touch with us: info@macnew.org.
The license fee can be paid online (paypal, credit card) or via bank transfer.
Yes, after receiving written permission from us you may make copies of the pdf MacNew for your specific project. This will be granted after [you/company name] accepts the license agreement for the agreed on number of copies.
The MacNew scoring algorithm allows missing items as long as >50% of the items are scored.
Yes, we will provide the licensees with an Excel Scoring Sheet as well as an SPSS syntax file.
The MacNew has been validated for patients with myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure and in patients with a pacemaker. In addition, normative data are available for patients with myocardial infarction, angina, and heart failure. The MacNew is the core patient reported outcome instrument assessing all three aspects of health (according to the health definition of the WHO: physical, mental and social well-being) in coronary artery disease patients.
The MacNew questionnaire has a 2 weeks time frame and has been applied at different time points after the event/diagnosis as well as in the acute phase and is sensitive to change in HRQL with moderate to large effect sizes.
The MacNew has been validated in all major ischemic heart disease diagnoses (myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure) as well as in patients with a pacemaker with demonstrated effectiveness in these conditions.