03179cam a2200529 i 4500 rnd000000000093504 RAND 990607s1981 caua b 000 0 eng d 79012711 083300123X (pbk.) RAND/R-2262/5-HHS (Sirsi) a410653 $25.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- RA407.3 .C661 1981 Conceptualization and measurement of physiologic health for adults. Vol. 5, congestive heart failure / Marc Rosenthal ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1981. xix, 79 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier Health insurance experiment series "September 1981." Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-79). Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic, progressively debilitating condition that appears almost exclusively and not uncommonly among persons over 40 years of age. Data on its prevalence and adverse consequences are used in the Health Insurance Study (HIS) to evaluate the effects of different levels of health insurance on health status and quality of care because of its widespread prevalence, positive response to treatment, and impact on well-being. This volume reviews pertinent medical literature, details the HIS definition of CHF, describes HIS methods for measuring its presence and impact on people's lives, presents and discusses the enrollment data from the six HIS sites, and outlines quality-of-care criteria. Of 5,628 persons responding to CHF-related questions, 134 (2.4 percent) were classified as having the condition. CHF was the source of considerable deleterious impact on a person's life. Over 90 percent of those afflicted reported experiencing at least one negative consequence of their illness: worrying about the problem; suffering some pain; restricting their usual activities; or spending much of the day in bed. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Chronic diseases United States Statistics. Congestive heart failure United States. Health status indicators United States. Health surveys United States. Insurance, Health United States Statistics. Chronic Disease Adult. Health Surveys United States. Heart Failure, Congestive. Insurance, Health United States. Rosenthal, Marc, 1952- author. Lohr, Kathleen N., 1941- author. Rubenstein, Randi S. author. Goldberg, George A., 1941- author. Brook, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1943- author. Rand Corporation. United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2262.5/ 597379 597379