Nancy A. Pike|Lorraine S. Evangelista|Lynn V. Doering|Jo Ann Eastwood|Alan B. Lewis|John S. Child
Quality of Life, Health Status, and Depression
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Irvine|Lynn University|Children's Hospital of Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Irvine|Lynn University|Children's Hospital of Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Irvine|Lynn University|Children's Hospital of Los Angeles|University of California, Irvine|Lynn University|University of California, Los Angeles|Children's Hospital of Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|Lynn University|University of California, Irvine|University of California, Los Angeles|Lynn University|Children's Hospital of Los Angeles|University of California, Irvine
background quality life qol adolescents adults undergone fontan procedure living 1 ventricle presumed diminished objectives study aimed compare qol health status prevalence depression adolescentsadults fontan procedure healthy counterparts identify predictors qol fontan group methods using comparative crosssectional design 54 adolescents adults single ventricle congenital heart disease undergone fontan procedure compared 66 agematched healthy counterparts quality life health status depression social support measured using satisfaction life scale short form survey version 2 patient health questionnaire depression module multidimensional scale perceived social support clinical variables abstracted medical records predictors qol determined using multiple linear regression results adolescents adults fontan group reported lower physical health status mean sd 465 93 vs mean sd 559 51 p 001 depressed mean sd 73 59 vs mean sd 45 43 p 004 healthy counterparts differences qol mental health status social support 2 groups functional status new york heart association class depression social support accounted 55 variance qol fontan group conclusions despite lower levels physical health qol fontan patients comparable healthy counterparts finding contradicts previous proxy reports selfreports assumptions qol lower patients complex single ventricle congenital heart disease however fontan patients depressed healthy counterparts need early screening detection warranted