Quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in Jordan
Background Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a common arrhythmia with associated symptoms such as palpitation, dizziness, and fatigue. It significantly affects patients’ quality of life (QoL). Radiofrequency cardiac ablation (RFCA) is a highly effective treatment to eliminate arrhythmia and impr...
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| author | Mohammad Tayseer Al-Betar Rami Masa'deh Shaher H. Hamaideh Fatma Refaat Ahmed Hajar Bakkali Mohannad Eid AbuRuz |
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| description | Background Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a common arrhythmia with associated symptoms such as palpitation, dizziness, and fatigue. It significantly affects patients’ quality of life (QoL). Radiofrequency cardiac ablation (RFCA) is a highly effective treatment to eliminate arrhythmia and improve patients’ QoL. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of QoL among patients with SVT and examine the difference in QoL before and after RFCA. Methods One group pre-posttest design with a convenience sample of 112 patients was used. QoL was assessed by 36-Item Short Form (SF-36). Data were collected at admission through face-to-face interviews and 1-month post-discharge through phone interviews. Results There was a significant difference between QoL before (33.7±17.0) and 1 month after (62.5±18.5) the RFCA. Post-RFCA patients diagnosed with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia had higher QoL than other types of SVT. Moreover, there were significant negative relationships between QoL and the number and duration of episodes pre- and post-RFCA. There were no significant differences in QoL based on: age, sex, working status, marital status, smoking, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Conclusions After RFCA, the QoL of patients with ST improved for both physical and mental component subscales. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b40151264f63442fa7ff19421a4eaba12023-09-05T04:11:25ZengKorean Society of Critical Care MedicineAcute and Critical Care2586-60522586-60602023-08-0138333334210.4266/acc.2023.000521475Quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in JordanMohammad Tayseer Al-Betar0Rami Masa'deh1Shaher H. Hamaideh2Fatma Refaat Ahmed3Hajar Bakkali4Mohannad Eid AbuRuz5 Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Department of Nursing, Cairo University, EgyptGiza, Egypt Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, JordanBackground Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a common arrhythmia with associated symptoms such as palpitation, dizziness, and fatigue. It significantly affects patients’ quality of life (QoL). Radiofrequency cardiac ablation (RFCA) is a highly effective treatment to eliminate arrhythmia and improve patients’ QoL. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of QoL among patients with SVT and examine the difference in QoL before and after RFCA. Methods One group pre-posttest design with a convenience sample of 112 patients was used. QoL was assessed by 36-Item Short Form (SF-36). Data were collected at admission through face-to-face interviews and 1-month post-discharge through phone interviews. Results There was a significant difference between QoL before (33.7±17.0) and 1 month after (62.5±18.5) the RFCA. Post-RFCA patients diagnosed with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia had higher QoL than other types of SVT. Moreover, there were significant negative relationships between QoL and the number and duration of episodes pre- and post-RFCA. There were no significant differences in QoL based on: age, sex, working status, marital status, smoking, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Conclusions After RFCA, the QoL of patients with ST improved for both physical and mental component subscales.http://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2023-00052.pdfablationcardiacquality of lifesupraventricular tachycardia |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Tayseer Al-Betar Rami Masa'deh Shaher H. Hamaideh Fatma Refaat Ahmed Hajar Bakkali Mohannad Eid AbuRuz Quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in Jordan Acute and Critical Care ablation cardiac quality of life supraventricular tachycardia |
| title | Quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in Jordan |
| title_full | Quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in Jordan |
| title_short | Quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in Jordan |
| title_sort | quality of life among patients with supraventricular tachycardia post radiofrequency cardiac ablation in jordan |
| topic | ablation cardiac quality of life supraventricular tachycardia |
| url | http://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2023-00052.pdf |
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