Quality of life and social outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease living in rural areas of Kentucky - 26/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.082
John L Jefferies, MD, MPH a, ⁎ 
, Jacqueline A Noonan, MD c, Bradley B Keller, MD b, John F Wilson, PhD c, Charles Griffith, MD, MSPH c
, Jacqueline A Noonan, MD c, Bradley B Keller, MD b, John F Wilson, PhD c, Charles Griffith, MD, MSPH c a Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
b University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
c University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
*Dr. Jefferies' address is: Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, P.O. Box 20345, MC 1-133, Houston, Texas 77225-0345, USA.
Abstract |
As revealed by a quality-of-life survey done in a small rural Kentucky cohort, adults who live in rural areas who have congenital heart disease have a relatively poor health-related quality of life and face unique challenges in gaining employment, maintaining health insurance, and overcoming the perceived childhood stigma of being “different.”
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Vol 94 - N° 2
P. 263-266 - juillet 2004 Retour au numéro
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