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Factors Affecting Health Related Quality of Life in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure
Joint Authors
Audi, Georgia
Korologou, Aggeliki
Koutelekos, Ioannis
Vasilopoulos, Georgios
Karakostas, Kostas
Makrygianaki, Kleanthi
Polikandrioti, Maria
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study identified factors affecting health related quality of life (HRQOL) in 300 hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF).
Data were collected by the completion of a questionnaire which included patients’ characteristics and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ).
Analysis of data showed that the median of the total score of MLHFQ was 46 and the median of the physical and mental state was 22 and 6, respectively.
Also, participants who were householders or had “other” professions had lower score of 17 points and therefore better quality of life compared to patients who were civil/private employees (p<0.001 and p<0.001, resp.).
Patients not receiving anxiolytics and antidepressants had lower quality of life scores of 6 and 15.5 points, respectively, compared to patients who received (p=0.003 and p<0.001, resp.).
Patients with no prior hospitalization had lower score of 7 points compared to those with prior hospitalization (p=0.002), whereas patients not retired due to the disease had higher score of 7 points (p=0.034).
Similar results were observed for the physical and mental state.
Improvement of HF patients’ quality of life should come to the forefront of clinical practice.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Audi, Georgia& Korologou, Aggeliki& Koutelekos, Ioannis& Vasilopoulos, Georgios& Karakostas, Kostas& Makrygianaki, Kleanthi…[et al.]. 2017. Factors Affecting Health Related Quality of Life in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Audi, Georgia…[et al.]. Factors Affecting Health Related Quality of Life in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150964
American Medical Association (AMA)
Audi, Georgia& Korologou, Aggeliki& Koutelekos, Ioannis& Vasilopoulos, Georgios& Karakostas, Kostas& Makrygianaki, Kleanthi…[et al.]. Factors Affecting Health Related Quality of Life in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150964
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150964