QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION
Antonia Kalogianni, Niki Pavlatou, Theodoros Kapadohos, Vasiliki Tsoulou, Aikaterini Tsoni, Angeliki Stamou, Georgia Toulia
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Publication year:
2023
Authors:
- Kalogianni Antonia, Associate Professor,Department of Nursing,University of West Attica Greece
- Pavlatou Niki, Department of Nursing Specialities GNA G.GENNIMATA
- Kapadohos Theodoros, Associate Professor,Department of Nursing,University of West Attica Greece
- Tsoulou Vasiliki, RN, Ms(c) , General Hospital Asklipieio Voulas, Athens, Greece
- Tsoni Aikaterini , Nurse MSc, PhD (c), Department of Nursing, University of West Attica
- Stamou Angeliki, Lecturer of Nursing, University of West Attica
- Toulia Georgia, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
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Pages: 210-220
Abstract:
Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a complex and intractable health problem, globally. The incidence of HF is increas-ing due to population ageing and the availability of effective life-prolonging therapies. The purpose of the present study was to explore quality of life among patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction of left ventricu-lar (HFpEF). Material and Method: The sample of the study consisted of 100 outpatients with HF and preserved ejection fraction left ventricular who underwent cardiology assessment at the outpatient clinics of a public hospital in the prefecture of Attica. The Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) was used to collect the data. Results: Of the 100 participants, 25% had a total score in quality of life greater than 54, indicating moderate levels of quality of life in the sample. The total quality of life score was found to be statistically significantly associated with age (p=0,023), with their opinion if they were able to follow treatment instructions (p=0,001), weight measurement once a week (p=0,001) and with co-morbidity (p=0,001). The subscale of physical dimension was found to be statistically significantly associated with age (p=0,031), gender (p=0,035), their opinion whether they followed treatment instruc-tions (p=0,020), body weight measurement once a week (p=0,002) and with co-morbidity (p=0,001). The subscale of mental dimension was statistically significantly associated with their opinion whether they followed treatment instruc-tions (p=0,001), body weight measurement once a week (p=0,001) and their opinion that they were able to promptly recognize worsening of symptoms (p=0,017). Conclusions: Knowing the factors that influence patients' quality of life is expected to help develop personalized care programs.
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