Quality of life and coping in Dutch homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia patients:A qualitative study

Background and aims: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is characterized by severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels leading to extremely premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Therefore, healthcare professionals consider HoFH to have major impact on patients’ life. Remarkably, little is known on how patients deal with their condition. The aim of this study is to investigate how Dutch patients experience and cope with HoFH in daily life. Methods: Adult patients with genetically confirmed HoFH, treated at the 3 specialized HoFH-centers in the... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Mulder, Janneke W.C.M.
Kranenburg, Leonieke W.
Treling, Willemijn J.
Hovingh, G. Kees
Rutten, Joost H.W.
Busschbach, Jan J.
Roeters van Lennep, Jeanine E.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Mulder , J W C M , Kranenburg , L W , Treling , W J , Hovingh , G K , Rutten , J H W , Busschbach , J J & Roeters van Lennep , J E 2022 , ' Quality of life and coping in Dutch homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia patients : A qualitative study ' , Atherosclerosis , vol. 348 , pp. 75-81 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.03.015
Schlagwörter: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Sprache: Englisch
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