Preference-Based Health-Related Quality Of Life For Heart Disease Patients In Japan

The study examines preference-based health-related quality of life (utility) for patients with heart disease in Japan. The study targeted patients with heart disease who were hospitalized at 3 hospitals. The study also used New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification for severity level of heart disease. Utility score was obtained by using EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol-5 Dimension-5 Level) in the evaluation for health-related QOL. In the study, an...