San Francisco Heart & Vascular Institute
Annual Follow-up Survey for Cardiac Patients

 
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Name:        Today's Date:              PT##

Date of Birth (mo/day/year):

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability by checking the box nearest your answer.  Your responses will help us better understand the effects of the treatment we provide to patients.  Your responses will be kept confidential and will not affect in any way the care you receive from Seton Medical Center in the future.


Please answer the following questions about your current health status

1.  In general, would you say your health is:

                                       Very        
             Excellent           Good              Good           Fair          Poor

                                                                           


2.   The following are items about activities you might do during a typical day.  Does your health now limit you in         these activities?   If so, how much?

                                                                                Yes,                Yes.                No, not
                                                                                Limited           Limited          Limited
                                                                                A lot               A Little           At All

     Moderate activities, such as moving                                                           
     a table, pushing a vacuum cleaner,
     bowling, or playing golf              

     Climbing several flights of stairs                                                                 


3.   During the past four weeks, have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily          activities as a result of your physical health?

                                                                                                        Yes                 No

      Accomplished less than you would like                                                      

     Were limited in the kind of work or other activities                                      


4.   During the past four weeks, have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily          activities as a result of any emotional problems (such as feeling depressed or anxious)?

                                                                                                    Yes                 No

         Accomplished less than you would like                                                

         Didn't do work or other activities as carefully as usual                           


5.  During the past four weeks, how much did pain interfere with your normal work
     (including both work outside the home and housework)?

            Not at all         A little bit         Moderately          Quite a bit          Extremely

                                                                                                 


6.    During the past four weeks, how much did chest pain interfere with your normal
         work and activities?

            Not at all         A little bit         Moderately          Quite a bit          Extremely

                                                                                                 


7.     How often did you have chest pain during the past four weeks?

        Never         Once or twice       Every week      Several times a week        Every day

                                                                                                       


8.    During the past four weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or
       emotional problems interfered with your social activities (like visiting with
       friends, relatives, etc.)?

           All of             Most of           A good part          Some of          A little of         None of
           the time         the time          of the time            the time           the time          the time

                                                                                                           


9. These questions are about how you feel and how things have been with you during the past 4 weeks.  For each question, please give the one answer that comes closest to the way you have been feeling.  How much of the time during past four weeks:

                              All of           Most of     A good part      Some of       A little of      None of
                              the time       the time     of the time       the time       the time        the time

      Have you felt                                                                                 
      calm and
      peaceful?

      Did you have                                                                                 
      a lot of energy?

      Have you felt                                                                                
      downhearted
      and blue?


10.    What is your current employment status?

            Employed full-time             Unemployed      Homemaker                  Other (please specify)
            Employed Part-time           Retired              Medically Disabled            


11.  If you are currently employed, were you out of work due to medical reasons
       during the past 12 months?

                                      Yes                     No

                                                          


12.  Since our last contact with you, have you had any of the following heart tests?

                     Yes         No                          Month / Year                       Yes      No    Unsure
          
  
Treadmill                      If yes, date   Was it normal?                   

   Nuclear                                                                                                   
   Thallium                       If yes, date   Was it normal?                 

   Stress                                                                                                      
   Echo                            If yes, date   Was it normal?                   

   Catheterization                                                                                       
   (angiogram)                  If yes, date   Was it normal?                 


13.  Since our last contact with you, have you been hospitalized for any reason?

   
                                               Yes
                                                  No (skip to #14)

            If yes, can you give the date of the hospitalization?

            Do you know if the reason for your hospitalization was:
                                                 heart related
                                                 not related to my heart


14.  Have you had any other treatment procedures?

         Yes                    No                     

                                                                             Month / Year
     
   If yes, can you give the date of procedure: 

        Do you remember the type of procedure(s) you had:

           cath lab treatment (balloon angioplasty, etc.)             other heart procedure
           open heart surgery                                                    other procedure not related to the heart


15.  Have you had to increase the frequency or dose of any of your medications since
       leaving the hospital?

                                                   Yes
                                                   No (skip to #16)

        If Yes, do you know if the increase was for your:

                                                   heart medications
                                                   medications for problems other than the heart
                                                   both 


16.  Are you currently smoking?

                                                   No, I have never smoked (skip to #17)
                                                   No, but I used to smoke (skip to #17)
                                                   Yes, I am currently smoking

    If Yes, about how many cigarettes do you smoke each day?   

               less than one pack a day                   one and a half packs a day         

               one pack a day                                  more than 2 packs a day


17.  Are you following a low cholesteral or low fat diet?

                                                        Yes             No

                                                                    


18.   What is your current weight without shoes?       Weight (lbs)


19.   Since our last contact with you, has your doctor told you that you have developed
        any of the medical problems listed below?   If so, mark the boxes below for any
        condition that applies.

                heart failure               lung disease             diabetes                         asthma

                ulcers                        cancer                     kidney problems           hypertension

                arthritis                      severe back problems

                other conditions not listed above    (please specify)

                No new conditions


20.  Complete this item and items 21 and 22 only if you were hospitalized at Seton Medical Center
       during the last 12 months.  At  six weeks after discharge from the hospital following your last
       treatment procedure, were you:

            at home taking care of yourself                  in some home healthcare facility not described above
            re-hospitalized in an inpatient facility          at home but receiving support from home healthcare
            in a skilled nursing facility                          not sure


21.  If you were hospitalized at Seton Medical Center during the last 12 months, were you    
       satisfied with the care you received?

                                         Yes           No
                                     
                                        
It has been over a year since I was hospitalized at Seton


22.  Were you satisfied with care you have received from physicians and staff from
       Seton Medical Center since you were last hospitalized here or since our last
       contact with you?

                                       Yes            No

                                      
I haven't received any care through Seton physicians
                                             since the last hospitalization or contact


23.   If you answered no to either question 21 or 22, would you be willing to give us
        your comments below?
       


24.   Are there any general comments you would like to make about the care you
        have received or this survey?

       


         Please look over this form to make sure your entries are correct, then use the
         buttons below to submit this form or to reset the form in order to reenter all data.

                                                       

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN COMPLETING THIS SURVEY


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