Quality of Life of Patients With Pregnancy Related VTE
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
A retrospective study of the quality of life and problems experienced by patients who developed pregnancy related VTE. It involves patients seen at JUH in 2012-2020. A questionnaire will be filled by those patients and any other patients in Jordan. It was translated to an Arabic form from EQ-5D, VEINES-QOL/SYM questionnaire and PEmb-QoL. The quality of their lives will be assessed and the problems encountered are going to be analyzed to try to find some solutions. This project is going to be a national research project with the efforts to try to find common platforms for those patients and nidus to establish a national support group.
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Detailed Description
Retrospective study and analysis using a questionnaire which will be distributed to patients. The patients' data and contact details (phone numbers, whatsApp, email address…) will be collected from their clinical records at the JUH hospital. The period 2012-2020 will be covered. The questionnaire link is; file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/QoL-post-VTE-during-pregnancy-5.pdf and file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/arabic%20questionnaire%20last%201.pdf
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- leg pain [6 months]
limited mobility (difficulty walking, climbing stairs, bending, kneeling, squatting)
- Breathlessness [6 months]
daily activities at work, home or social activities
- difficulties completing duties at work [6 months]
Cut down the amount of time you spent on work or other activities , Accomplished less than you would like
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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pregnancy related event
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confirmed diagnosis by an objective diagnostic tool (Duplex ultrasonography, CT pulmonary angiography, spiral CT scan or ventilation perfusion scan)
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consent (acceptance) to participate was obtained
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alive patients
Exclusion Criteria:
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death
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an objective diagnostic tool could not be found to confirm the diagnosis
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their event was not related to pregnancy
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refusal to participate
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Al-Husban University Naser | Amman | Jordan | 11941 | |
2 | The University of Jordan | Amman | Jordan | 11942 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Jordan
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Deanship Academic Research-T