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August 5, 2025Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa

A scoping review on the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for care of people with cardiovascular disease in African countries

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PAPrecious W AkanyirigeCMCheryl MensahKHKai Holder

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Scoping review highlights the role of PROMs in improving quality of care for CVD patients in Africa, suggesting further implementation is needed.

Key Points

  • Overall quality of life among patients with cardiovascular disease in Africa is reported to be poor.
  • The review included 25 studies from 13 African countries, primarily focusing on observational research.
  • Quality of life was the most commonly measured patient-reported outcome, highlighted in 17 studies.
  • Further research is essential to adapt and integrate patient-reported outcome measures into clinical practice.

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Akanyirige et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0f93e6551bb0af8d123fhttps://doi.org/10.5830/cvja-2024-014
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