Impact of the disease: acceptability, ceiling and floor effects and reliability of an instrument on heart failure

• Main Authors: Simey de Lima Lopes Rodrigues (Author), Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues (Author), Thais Moreira Sao-Joao (Author), Renata Bigatti Bellizzotti Pavan (Author), Katia Melissa Padilha (Author), Maria-Cecilia Gallani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study evaluated the acceptability, ceiling/floor effects, and the reliability of the instrument for measuring the Impact of the Disease on the Daily Life of Patients with Valvular Disease (IDCV) when applied to 135 patients with heart failure (HF). Acceptability was evaluated by the percentage...