Quality Of Life In Cardiac Patient Research: A Meta Analysis

    Authors

    M. R. Kinney; S. N. Burfitt; E. Stullenbarger; B. Rees;M. R. DeBolt

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Nurs. Res.

    Keywords

    CONGESTIVE-HEART-FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ACUTE; MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION; OF-LIFE; DOUBLE-BLIND; ESSENTIAL-HYPERTENSION; CLINICAL-TRIALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD-PRESSURE; CROSS-OVER; Nursing

    Abstract

    This article reports a meta-analysis of 84 studies of quality of life (QOL) in cardiac patient populations published in the 5-year period 1987-1991. Selected methodologies and substantive characteristics of the studies are described. An overall effect size of 31 indicated a small but significant positive effect of pharmacologic, mechanical, surgical, nursing, or other treatment on QOL. No negative effect of treatment was found for any cardiovascular diagnostic category. Homogeneity analysis revealed eight potential moderators of the overall effect size: quality of study, gender of sample, time dimension, sampling method, intervention, martial status of subjects, quality-of-life dimension measured, and sample size.

    Journal Title

    Nursing Research

    Volume

    45

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1996

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    173

    Last Page

    180

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1996UP08200010

    ISSN

    0029-6562

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