Open AccessSleep disturbance, symptoms, psychological distress, and health-related quality of life in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Author(s) -
Lea Ann Matura,
Annette McDonough,
Alexandra L. Hanlon,
Diane L. Carroll,
Bárbara Riegel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of cardiovascular nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1873-1953
pISSN - 1474-5151
DOI - 10.1177/1474515114537951
Subject(s) - sleep disorder , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , mood , distress , sleep (system call) , disturbance (geology) , physical therapy , psychiatry , insomnia , clinical psychology , paleontology , biology , nursing , computer science , operating system
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease characterized by elevated pulmonary pressures that lead to right heart failure and premature mortality. Patients experience multiple symptoms including dyspnea, fatigue and chest pain, but little is known about sleep disturbance, PAH symptoms, psychological distress and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in PAH.
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