tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " Cognitive, emotional, and quality of life outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học 'Respiratory Research cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: " Cognitive, emotional, and quality of life outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. | BioMed Central Respiratory Research Research Cognitive emotional and quality of life outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension Joanne White1 Ramona O Hopkins 1 2 3 Eric W Glissmeyer3 Natalie Kitterman3 and C Gregory Elliott3 Open Access Address Psychology Department Brigham Young University Provo Utah 2Neuroscience Center Brigham Young University Provo Utah and 3Department of Medicine Pulmonary and Critical Care Divisions LDS Hospital and the University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah Email Joanne White - cakeaholic@ Ramona O Hopkins - Eric W Glissmeyer - Natalie Kitterman - C Gregory Elliott - Corresponding author Published 31 March 2006 Received 31 December 2005 Respiratory Research2006 7 55 doi 1465-9921 -7-55 Accepted 31 March 2006 This article is available from http content 7 1 55 2006White et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The effects of pulmonary arterial hypertension on cardiovascular and physical function are well documented. Limited information exists regarding the effects of pulmonary arterial hypertension on cognitive function despite patient reports of problems with memory and attention. Our primary purpose was to determine if a prospectively identified cohort of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients had cognitive sequelae. Our secondary purpose was to determine the relationships between cognitive sequelae and neuropsychological test scores with depression anxiety and quality of life. Methods Forty-six adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension underwent .