scholarly journals 4527 Assessing Quality of Life, Depression, and Symptomatology in Puerto Rican Hispanic Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (s1) ◽  
pp. 75-76
Author(s):  
Ariel Gonzalez-Cordero
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Heart failure is a public health problem. Currently, heart failure affects 2-5 % of adults within the age of 65-75 years. (Mosterd & Hoes, 2007)Moreover, rates of hospitalization and rehospitalization among patients with heart failure are high and are associated with poor quality of life(Dunlay et al., 2011)Unsurprisingly, studies have found that poor quality of life is linked to decreased physical activity and increased symptomatology, a perception that can quickly change depending on the patient’s mood. Factors such as age, cultural background, socioeconomical status, ethnicity, and gender are highly correlated with quality of life but have not been studied thoroughly. Quality of life assessment in Puerto Rican Hispanics living with heart failure is non-existent. Objective:•To determine gender-specific differences in quality of life for patients hospitalized due to heart failure in Puerto Rico.•To correlate heart failure symptoms, presence of depression and level of perceived quality of life in Puerto Rican patients hospitalized due to heart failure METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We will recruit patients admitted with heart failure (n = 300) to the Cardiovascular Hospital of Puerto Rico and The Caribbean between 2019-2021. In the first aim, we will implement the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire to assess the quality of life of Puerto Rican Hispanics diagnosed that life with heart failure and the short form-36 (SF-36) for a generic quality of life assessment. For the second aim, we will provide two instruments: The Geriatrics DepressionScale QuestionnaireShort Form (GDS-SF)and the Memorial Symptom Assessment ScaleShort Form (MSAS-SF) to assess the presence and severity of depression and multiple general symptoms RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: We expect that women living with heart failure will have worse quality of life and higher NYHA scale and NT-pro-BNP. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: This contribution is significant because it can clarify the specific risk factors in the Puerto Rican community that are associated with lower quality of life among patients suffering from heart failure. This, in term, can allow physicians to identify which population of HF patients is at risk,and have strategies to improve quality of life

scholarly journals Quality of life assessment in patients with acute limb ishemia

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Gennady V. Sinyavin ◽  
Aleksandr N. Kosenkov ◽  
Ivan A. Vinоkurоv ◽  
Gevorg V. Mnatsakanjan ◽  
Sanija N. Odinokova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Limb Ischemia ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Lower Limb Ischemia

Background. In conditions of permanent progress in the quality of surgical care in various areas of surgery, it is very important to allow patients themselves to evaluate provided treatment. Aims: this paper analyzes the quality of life in individuals with acute lower limb ischemia who have undergone lower limb revascularization surgery. Materials and methods. An assessment of the quality of life of 122 patients with acute lower limb ischemia (ALI) of II degree who were treated at the Moscow Сity Сlinical Hospital оf S.S. Yudin from 2016 to 2018 (average age 72.1 14.7 years) was performed. The quality of life was assessed using the medical Outcomes Study-Short Form (MOS SF-36) quality of life assessment methodology. Results. When assessing the quality of life of patients, it was found that the psychological and physical components of patients health are significantly affected by the angiotropic effect of the affecting factor associated with the presence of diabetes mellitus. 1 month after surgical restoration of blood flow against the background of the initial embolism, 83.6% of the respondents who did not suffer from diabetes noted a persistent improvement in their General condition and quality of life. Conclusion. This method of assessing the quality of life after surgical restoration of blood flow in patients with acute lower limb ischemia can be used in angiosurgical practice and clearly reflects of patient satisfaction with the treatment.

scholarly journals QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT IN THE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS TAKING STANDARD MEDICAL CARE IN TEACHING HOSPITAL

2019 ◽  
pp. 166-169
Author(s):  
PRIYANKA SHARMa ◽  
MD SAYEED AKHTAR ◽  
FAUZIA TABASSUM ◽  
NIMISHA TANDON ◽  
ANSHU NANDA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Standard Care ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Psychological Disturbances ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
Health Questionnaires

Objective: This study was aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) of the subjects having congestive heart failure (HF) under different domains of life, such as physical, psychological, and social domains, and they started taking the standard care treatment. Methods: The questionnaire-based prospective study was designed to assess the effects of the HF in different domains of life such as social, psychological, physical, or mental. After getting consent from the subjects, health questionnaire was provided to a total of 60 subjects. Results: We found drastic improvements in 24% of total HF cases in terms of physical debility, whereas only 15% patients reported none of the complications during taking standard care therapy. Total 32.5% patients aware of the treatment took and to whom contact in an emergency. Psychological disturbances and life satisfaction were observed in 16.66% and 33.33% cases suffering from HF. Patient compliance means personal life, as well as medication adherence, was observed in only 53.33%. Conclusions: The results obtained from the responses given by the patients in the health questionnaires demonstrated that the HF patients’ needs awareness regarding the therapy precautions that improving the QoL of patients.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN TINGKAT DEPRESI DAN KUALITAS HIDUP PADA PASIEN GAGAL JANTUNG KRONIK DI POLIKLINIK JANTUNG RSUP PROF. DR. R. D. KANDOU MANADO

e-CliniC ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christin Tatukude ◽  
Starry H. Rampengan ◽  
Agnes L. Panda
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Functional Limitation ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Short Form 36 ◽  
Consecutive Sampling

Abstract: Heart failure is the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Heart failure is defined as heart’s inability to pump the blood to supply oxygen and nutrients to the body’s tissues. Functional limitation and psychological distress such as depression caused by this chronic condition will affect the quality of life of patients. This study aimed to determine the relationship of the level of depression and quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure. This was an observational analytical study with a cross sectional approach. Samples were 38 patients with chronic heart failure obtained by using consecutive sampling method. The level of depression was measured by using the Beck Depression Inventory-II meanwhile the quality of life was measured by using the Short Form-36. The results showed that of the 15 respondents with minimal depression, 4 respondents had poor quality of life and 11 respondents had better quality of life; of the 16 respondents with mild depression, 13 respondents had poor quality of life and 3 respondents had better quality of life, meanwhile 5 respondents with moderate depression and two respondents with severe depression had poor quality of life. Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between the level of depression and the quality of life. The higher the level of depression the poorer the quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure.Keywords: chronic heart failure, levels of depression, quality of life  Abstrak: Gagal jantung merupakan penyebab utama morbiditas dan mortalitas di seluruh dunia. Gagal jantung didefinisikan sebagai ketidakmampuan jantung memompa darah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan oksigen dan nutrisi jaringan tubuh. Keterbatasan fungsional dan distres psikologis seperti kejadian depresi yang disebabkan kondisi kronis ini akan mempengaruhi kualitas hidup pasien. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat depresi dan kualitas hidup pada pasien gagal jantung kronik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analitik observasional dengan pendekatan potong lintang. Sampel penelitian adalah 38 pasien gagal jantung kronik yang diambil menggunakan teknik consecutive sampling. Tingkat depresi diukur menggunakan kuesioner Beck Depression Inventory-II dan kualitas hidup diukur menggunakan kuesioner Short Form-36. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dari 15 responden dengan depresi minimal terdapat empat responden memiliki kualitas hidup kurang baik dan 11 responden memiliki kualitas hidup baik, kemudian dari 16 responden dengan depresi ringan terdapat 13 responden memiliki kualitas hidup kurang baik dan tiga responden memiliki kualitas hidup baik, sementara lima responden dengan depresi sedang dan dua responden dengan depresi berat memiliki kualitas hidup kurang baik. Simpulan: Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara tingkat depresi dan kualitas hidup, dimana semakin tinggi tingkat depresi maka semakin rendah kualitas hidup pasien gagal jantung kronik.  Kata kunci: gagal jantung kronik, tingkat depresi, kualitas hidup

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