Follow the latest news from the MacNew project and its international community. This archive brings together updates on new research, language versions, validation studies, clinical applications, collaborations, and milestones in the ongoing development of the MacNew heart disease-specific health-related quality-of-life instrument. Together, these stories show how the MacNew continues to advance patient-centred cardiovascular care, research, and outcome measurement across diverse countries, languages, and healthcare settings.
An Indian RCT shows that a technology-based cardiac rehabilitation programme designed for women dramatically improved MacNew quality of life, functional capacity, and heart-healthy behaviours — addressing a long-standing global equity gap in cardiac rehabilitation.
A new multicentre study from Cyprus shows that patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting experience an initial dip in quality of life before climbing well above their preoperative baseline by six months — with the MacNew capturing the journey at every step.
A pilot randomized controlled trial shows that a structured four-week prehabilitation programme for frail patients awaiting cardiac surgery delivers large improvements in functional capacity, frailty reversal, and MacNew quality of life — sustained months after discharge.
A large Cleveland Clinic study of 563 patients shows that whichever surgical approach patients receive for degenerative mitral regurgitation, quality of life returns to baseline within six months — with the MacNew social domain providing key insight that PROMIS-10 alone could not.
A groundbreaking randomized trial sheds new light on patient well-being, economics, and the essential role…
Recovering from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) can feel overwhelming. Patients often grapple with uncertainties about…
The MacNew Quality of Life questionnaire is a world-class research tool, demonstrated through its pivotal…
We’re pleased to announce that the MacNew is now available in Tamil, catering to the…
The MacNew is the leading patient-reported outcome measure for heart disease world wide. Recently we…
The MacNew continues to be the leading patient-reported outcome measure for heart disease worldwide. The…
Professor Stefan Höfer received the 2017 Research Fellow Award by the International Society for Quality-of-Life…
Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is an increasingly well-recognized measure of health outcome in cardiology….
Sri Lanka with a population of over 15 million people is the latest Asian country…
Recently three new articles investigating the psychometric properties of the MacNew health-related quality of life instrument were…
We are very proud to announce three new MacNew language versions for Asia. The MacNew…
One of the best predictors of survival is self-reported health by the patient. Recent evidence…
We are pleased to announce three new language versions for the MacNew quality of life…
A new language version of the MacNew health-related quality of life instrument for heart disease…
Three new articles have just been published. Health related quality of life and mental distress…
Recently the Ukrainian MacNew version has been psychometrically analyzed with over 300 heart disease patients…
We are proud to announce two new MacNew translations: Bosnian and Czech MacNew. Thorough backward-forward…
The MacNew has become the European Standard when it comes to measuring patient reported outcome…
ANQ is funded by the Swiss cantons in conjunction with Swiss public health insurances as…
macnew.org is proud to announce a partnership with checkware.com. The Norwegian and English MacNew Health-related…
As part of the international HeartQol project, the Flemish version of the MacNew was successfully…
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA – A single questionnaire is now available for clinicians and researchers interested…
As part of the international HeartQoL project, various language versions of the MacNew are currently…
Prof. Oldridge was invited to give the Michael M. Pollock Memorial Tutorial lecture at the…
The Association of Austrian Psychologists awarded Dr. Höfer with the Psychology Award 2008 for innovative scientific work…
The MacNew project received the Eli Lilly Quality of Life Award 2005.
Prof. Oldridge received the Michael M. Pollock Established Investigator Award of the American Association for Cardiovascular…
IT-Business Award: The online tool “Health Outcome Measurement – Cardiology” received an IT-Business Award from…
8th World Congress of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Dublin 2004. Launch of the new website macnew.org.
Prof. Oldridge was awarded the Peter Beckmann Medal from the German Society for Prevention and…