Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Patients with CHF, Referring to Jiroft Imam Khomeini Hospital

Abstract Background & Aim: Chronic heart failure, as a progressive and life-limiting illness, is a rampant problem which affects the quality of life of patients. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the relationship between quality of life and related factors in patients with chroni...

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Main Authors: R Bahador, E Nouhi, Y Jahani
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Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
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Online Access:http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2408-en.html
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description Abstract Background & Aim: Chronic heart failure, as a progressive and life-limiting illness, is a rampant problem which affects the quality of life of patients. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the relationship between quality of life and related factors in patients with chronic heart failure. Material & Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a descriptive-correlational design. In this research, 100 patients with chronic heart failure were selected from Jiroft Imam Khomeini Hospital in 2015. Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and demographic questionnaires were used to collect data. The questionnaires were completed in three stages (admission time, discharge time, and one month after discharge). The obtained results were analyzed, using parametric statistical tests including, Pearson correlation coefficient (r), t-test, repeated measure ANOVA, and multivariate regression. The data were analyzed using SPSS (V. 21), with the significance level set at (P<0.05). Results: The results showed that the quality of life at the beginning of patients admission, at discharge time, and one month after discharge were 77.4± 15.08, 66.96 ± 15.66, 42.87±22.08, respectively. The parametric statistical test in repeated measures over different time points showed significant difference in quality of life. It means that the quality of life was much better a month after discharge in comparison with the quality of life at admission and discharge time. Moreover, a significant relationship was observed between the quality of life and demographic data. Conclusion: Quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure has a relationship with factors such as education, disease  background, duration of the disease ,age , smoking, marital status and obesity. The last three factors have been more effective on the quality of life a month after discharge. Thus, regarding the importance of these factors, education and follow-up care are highly emphasized.
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spelling doaj.art-6060de67a03b445ca3f3903bb4abc8052022-12-22T00:15:25ZfasIran University of Medical Sciencesنشریه پرستاری ایران2008-59312017-04-01301052333Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Patients with CHF, Referring to Jiroft Imam Khomeini HospitalR Bahador0E Nouhi1Y Jahani2 Instructor, MS in nursing. Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran Assistant Professor, Physiology Research Center, Department of Med- surge Nursing Razi, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences. (*Corresponding Author) TEL:09133407727 Email: e_nuhi@kmu.ac.ir Assistant Professor, Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Abstract Background & Aim: Chronic heart failure, as a progressive and life-limiting illness, is a rampant problem which affects the quality of life of patients. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the relationship between quality of life and related factors in patients with chronic heart failure. Material & Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a descriptive-correlational design. In this research, 100 patients with chronic heart failure were selected from Jiroft Imam Khomeini Hospital in 2015. Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and demographic questionnaires were used to collect data. The questionnaires were completed in three stages (admission time, discharge time, and one month after discharge). The obtained results were analyzed, using parametric statistical tests including, Pearson correlation coefficient (r), t-test, repeated measure ANOVA, and multivariate regression. The data were analyzed using SPSS (V. 21), with the significance level set at (P<0.05). Results: The results showed that the quality of life at the beginning of patients admission, at discharge time, and one month after discharge were 77.4± 15.08, 66.96 ± 15.66, 42.87±22.08, respectively. The parametric statistical test in repeated measures over different time points showed significant difference in quality of life. It means that the quality of life was much better a month after discharge in comparison with the quality of life at admission and discharge time. Moreover, a significant relationship was observed between the quality of life and demographic data. Conclusion: Quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure has a relationship with factors such as education, disease  background, duration of the disease ,age , smoking, marital status and obesity. The last three factors have been more effective on the quality of life a month after discharge. Thus, regarding the importance of these factors, education and follow-up care are highly emphasized.http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2408-en.htmlquality of lifepatientschronic heart failure
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quality of life
patients
chronic heart failure
title Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Patients with CHF, Referring to Jiroft Imam Khomeini Hospital
title_full Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Patients with CHF, Referring to Jiroft Imam Khomeini Hospital
title_fullStr Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Patients with CHF, Referring to Jiroft Imam Khomeini Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Patients with CHF, Referring to Jiroft Imam Khomeini Hospital
title_short Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Patients with CHF, Referring to Jiroft Imam Khomeini Hospital
title_sort quality of life and its related factors in patients with chf referring to jiroft imam khomeini hospital
topic quality of life
patients
chronic heart failure
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