Review Article

Evaluating Symptoms to Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina

Table 3

Additional questions to assist in evaluation of patient angina status.

Additional questions to assess patient functional statusa

Has your activity level changed?
Are you as active as you would like to be?
Do you have the energy you think you should have?
What symptoms, such as shortness of breath or fatigue,
are you experiencing that limit your activity or concern you?
What are you doing to make your angina better?

Developed by a panel of cardiac nurse practitioners and physician assistants moderated by Jeffrey Young at the CSA content development meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.