Previous studies recommended that both generic and
specific measures be included in the evaluation of
HRQOL of patients with HF (Guyatt, 1993; Sneed,
Paul, Michel, Vanbakel, & Hendrix, 2001). Results
from generic HRQOL surveys can be compared with
other patients or healthy population while disease-
specific measures are more likely to be responsive to
change because they focus on patients’ perceptions of
the effects of a particular disease on their daily lives.
Thus, the authors included both generic and specific
measures in this study.