Quality of life of patients after cardiac pacemaker implantation as assessed by the Chinese version SF-36
- VernacularTitle:SF-36量表评价心脏起搏器植入后生活质量的改善
- Author:
Xiao-Ming TU
;
De-Ling ZU
;
Qi-Zhi JIN
;
Ke-Yun CHENG
;
Yi-Ming JIANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cardiac pacemaker;
QuaLity of life;
SF-36
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assesse the quality of life of patients after cardiac pacemaker implantation using the Chinese version of SF-36.Methods Ninety-eight patients with permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation were investigated before and after the operation in terms of quality of life by using the Chinese version SF-36.Results Successful surgery was performed on all the 98 patients.The previous symptoms of the patients were improved to vari- ous extend after the operation.The quality of life of the patients was significantly improved after operation as demon- strated by the significant difference of the scores in 9 domains of SF-36 when compared with those before the operation (P
