Reliability and practical aspects of the disease impact measure on hypertensive patients

• Main Authors: Renata Bigatti Bellizzotti Pavan (Author), Kátia Melissa Padilha (Author), Simey de Lima Lopes Rodrigues (Author), Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues (Author), Maria Cecília Jayme Bueno Gallani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, the ceiling and floor effects and the reliability of the Instrument to Measure the Impact of Coronary Disease on Patient's Daily Life (IDCV) when applied to hypertensive patients. METHOD: one hundred and thirty seven hypertensive outpatient...