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Longitudinal functional health status in young adults with repaired dextro-transposition of the great arteries: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Feb;159(2):604-614.e3

Date

11/05/2019

Pubmed ID

31677883

DOI

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.072

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85073065271 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   11 Citations

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Improved survival has led to interest in functional health status (FHS) as patients with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) transition to adulthood. Our primary objectives were (1) evaluation of The Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) results; (2) comparison with results of patients who completed the Child Health Questionnaire-Child Form 87 (CHQ-CF87) previously, or the PedsQL Generic Core Scales (PedsQL) survey subsequently; and (3) determination of factors associated with SF-36 domains.

METHODS: Survivors from the d-TGA Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society cohort (1985-1989) completed the SF-36 (2010) as a measure of FHS (n = 210; age 21-26 years). Patient characteristics, medical history, psychosocial factors, and previous adolescent CHQ-CF87 FHS assessment (2000) were explored for association with SF-36 domains, along with comparison with recent PedsQL data (2017).

RESULTS: Patients scored themselves the same/higher than published normative data in 10 of 10 SF-36 summary scores/domains and similar in 5 of 6 PedsQL summary scores/domains. Factors commonly associated with lower summary scores/domains of the SF-36 were presence of cardiac symptoms, heart condition impacting physical activity/overall health/quality of life, unemployment, and lack of postsecondary education. Less commonly associated factors were lower birth weight, greater total medication number, female sex, shorter procedure-free interval, poor health knowledge, lower family income, younger age at SF-36, living with parents, and being married. These factors accounted for 17% to 47% of the variation in FHS summary scores/domains. FHS was minimally related to d-TGA morphology and repair type.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with d-TGA surviving into adulthood, regardless of morphology or repair type, can primarily expect normal FHS. Addressing the challenges of patients with d-TGA entering adulthood requires consideration of psychosocial factors and clinical management.

Author List

Jegatheeswaran A, Devlin PJ, DeCampli WM, Welke KF, Williams WG, Blackstone EH, Fuller S, Jacobs ML, Mussatto KA, Woods RK, McCrindle BW

Author

Kathleen Mussatto Ph.D. Associate Professor in the School of Nursing department at Milwaukee School of Engineering




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Female
Health Status
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Quality of Life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transposition of Great Vessels
Young Adult