@article{8766725,
  abstract     = {{Aims: This study aimed to provide an overview on contemporary gender differences in HRQoL/psychological distress and their relationship with comorbidity burden among European coronary heart disease (CHD) patients.Methods: Analyses were based on the cross-sectional ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V survey. Consecutive patients (aged 18-80 years), hospitalized for a first or recurrent coronary event were included in this study. Data at hospital discharge and at follow-up (6 to 24 months after hospitalisation) were collected.Results: Data were available for 8261 patients of which 25.8% women. Overall, women reported a worse EQ-5D-5L index score (0.73 vs. 0.81; P < 0.001), EQ-VAS (63.1 vs. 66.0; P = 0.001), global HeartQoL (1.94 vs. 2.26; P < 0.001), physical HeartQoL (1.96 vs. 2.30; P < 0.001), emotional HeartQoL (1.88 vs. 2.18; P < 0.001), HADS-A (6.69 vs. 4.99; P < 0.001), and HADS-D (5.73 vs. 4.62; P < 0.001) compared to men. Also, women were more likely to have comorbidities compared to men (1 comorbidity: 38.7% vs. 35.0%, 2 comorbidities: 9.7% vs. 7.5%; P < 0.001). There is indication that heart failure (EQ-VAS) and diabetes (global HeartQoL, emotional HeartQoL, physical HeartQoL, and HADS-D) interacted with gender and modulate the relationship with HRQoL, in dis-favour of women.Conclusion: Substantial gender-based health inequalities in terms of HRQoL and psychological distress were found, in disfavour of women. Women had worse HRQoL and psychological distress outcomes when having comorbidities. To a limited extent, comorbidity and women had a negative/synergistic effect on HRQoL. Special attention should be given to this population groups within daily clinical practice.}},
  author       = {{Vynckier, Pieter and Van Wilder, Lisa and Kotseva, Kornelia and Wood, David and Gevaert, Sofie and Clays, Els and De Bacquer, Dirk and De Smedt, Delphine and investigators group, EUROASPIRE V}},
  issn         = {{0167-5273}},
  journal      = {{INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY}},
  keywords     = {{Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,EQ-5D-5L,Gender,Coronary heart disease,Psychological distress,Health -related quality of life (HRQoL),EUROASPIRE}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{452--459}},
  title        = {{Gender differences in health-related quality of life and psychological distress among coronary patients : does comorbidity matter? Results from the ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V registry}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.09.010}},
  volume       = {{371}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

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