Health-related quality of life of patients with severe heart failure. A cross-sectional multicentre study

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 686-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos V. Fotos ◽  
Konstantinos Giakoumidakis ◽  
Zoi Kollia ◽  
Petros Galanis ◽  
Panagiota Copanitsanou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Multicentre Study ◽  
Severe Heart Failure ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract 260: Coping and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed O Alanazi ◽  
Gwen Wyatt ◽  
Ann Annis ◽  
Rebecca Lehto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) secondary to decrements in functional status. Patients’ adoption of coping strategies may affect their HRQoL. The review purpose was to characterize what is known about factors that impact selection of coping strategies that contribute to HRQoL among HF patients. Research Question/Hypothesis: What is known about: 1) the impact of coping strategies on HRQoL among patients with HF; and 2) factors affecting the adoption of coping strategies? Theoretical framework/rationale: This review was guided by Lazarus and Folkman’s stress and coping theory. Methods: A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O’Malley framework and a modified Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Databases searched included PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Keywords included: cope, coping, HF, congestive HF, HRQoL, coping strategies. Two investigators came to consensus on publications meeting eligibility criteria. Results: 674 articles were identified of which 471 articles were screened by title and abstract after duplicates were removed, with 27 meeting eligibility. 25 studies were quantitative and 2 qualitative. Six studies were randomized controlled trials, 18 were cross-sectional, and one was longitudinal. Participants’ ages ranged in age from 49-79. Most studies (n=18) reported a significant impact of coping strategies on HRQoL in HF patients, and six studies reported minimum to no impact. Factors that influenced the adoption of coping strategies were reported (n=7 studies): age, gender, religious belief, culture, depression and illness severity. Four of the seven studies reported depression as a significant factor in adopting coping strategies. Conclusion: Most studies found a significant impact on HRQoL through coping among HF patients. However, the majority of studies were cross-sectional in design, highlighting difficulties in determining causal relationships and changes over time. While only seven studies addressed factors that led to the use of coping strategies in HF, the leading contributors were sociodemographics along with depression. This review provides an overview of the state of science; lack of experimental studies suggests a gap in the literature and a need to explore this area of research.

Severity of heart failure and health-related quality of life in beta-thalassemia patients: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (9) ◽  
pp. 2037-2046
Author(s):  
Yannis Dimitroglou ◽  
Fotios Anagnostopoulos ◽  
Constantina Aggeli ◽  
Sophia Delicou ◽  
Aikaterini Xydaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life in Outpatients with Chagas and Matched Non-Chagas Chronic Heart Failure in Colombia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario J. Olivera ◽  
Johana A. Fory ◽  
Giancarlo Buitrago
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Chagas disease represents an important cause of heart failure (HF) and affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The study aimed to evaluate and compare the HRQoL of patients with chagasic HF and matched non-Chagas controls to identify factors associated with HRQoL. A cross-sectional study with pair-matched controls was conducted in Colombia. From October 2018 to December 2019, a total of 84 HF patients were screened for study subjects. Four were excluded, resulting in 80 patients for the analysis, among whom 40 patients with Chagas were enrolled as cases and 40 gender- and age-matched non-Chagas patients as controls. The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLWHFQ) were used to measure HRQoL. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were obtained from each subject. Health-related quality of life scores were significantly worse among the Chagas group than among the non-Chagas group in the KCCQ domains of physical functioning and symptoms and in the MLWHFQ scale. In the multivariate analysis, the variables associated with lower HRQoL scores were living alone, obesity, having less than 12 years of education, and an increase in left ventricular diameters in the systole and diastole. Health-related quality of life in patients with chronic HF is impaired across all domains. Chagas patients showed worse HRQoL scores than non-Chagas patients. Six variables, some potentially modifiable, were independently associated with worse HRQoL.

Association between eHealth Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chinese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaojie Li ◽  
Yongtian Yin ◽  
Lijun Chen ◽  
Guanghui Cui ◽  
Jiaqin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Component Summary ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

BACKGROUND Older adults’ health literacy levels are crucial to improving health outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the impact of eHealth literacy on HRQoL in older adults is unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the association between eHealth literacy and HRQoL of older adults and provide reference for the development of network intervention measures related to the health quality of life of the older adults. METHODS An anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1,201 adults aged 60 or older from Jinan, China. The eHealth Literacy Scale and Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) were used to measure eHealth literacy and HRQoL. We used linear regression to test the adjusted association between eHealth literacy and HRQoL. RESULTS Most participants (88.9%) had inadequate eHealth literacy. Lower eHealth literacy was related to older age ( F=12.618, P<.001), female gender( t=3.303, P<.01), living in rural areas( F=11.356, P<.001), having less education( F=59.084, P<.001), being unmarried, divorced or widowed( t=4.416, P<.001), having a lower family income( F=38.017, P<.001), living with others(χ2=4.319, P<.05), and not having health insurance( F=12.713, P<.001). There were significant differences across physical functioning( t=-4.862, P<.001), role- physical( t=-2.485, P<.05), bodily pain( t=-3.470, P<.01), general health( t=-4.449, P<.001), vitality( t=-3.498, P<.001), role-emotional( t=-2.654, P<.01), mental health( t=-4.150, P<.001), physical component summary( t=-6.350, P<.001) and mental component summary( t=-4.483, P<.001) between adequate eHealth literacy and inadequate eHealth literacy. After controlling for age, gender, and other covariates, adequate eHealth literacy was positively related to physical component summary ( beta=7.6, P<.001) and mental component summary(beta=4.6, P=.001). CONCLUSIONS This study showed that Chinese older adults with higher eHealth literacy were more likely to contribute to higher HRQoL. Thus, Older adults’ eHealth literacy levels need to be taken into account when formulating health education and promotion programs for older adults, especially when the expected outcome is to improve HRQoL.

Health related quality of life of rosacea patients in China assessed by DLQI and willingness to pay: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqun Huang ◽  
Sha Yan ◽  
Hongfu Xie ◽  
Ben Wang ◽  
Zhixiang Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Disease Duration ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

BACKGROUND Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis with facial skin involved, leading to physical and emotional problems, which greatly affected quality of life (QoL) of patients. Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and willingness to pay (WTP) are well-established instruments assessing the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), while very few studies have been focused on this topic about rosacea in China. OBJECTIVE To investigate HRQoL in Chinese rosacea patients assessed by DLQI and WTP and investigate potential predictors for patients with HRQoL severely affected. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 973 patients with rosacea. Sociodemographic data, clinical features and DLQI were collected, and WTP was assessed by three standardized items. Multivariable logistic analysis was performed to investigate independent factors influencing QoL. RESULTS 921 questionnaires were accomplished by participants. The mean DLQI score was 11.6 (median 11). Patients were willing to pay an average of $1050.2 or € 896.2 (median $431.4 or € 368.1) for complete cure. 33.3% would like to pay more than 20% of their monthly income to achieve sustainable control. There were positive correlations between WTP with DLQI (P < .05). DLQI could be independently impacted by age (21-30 and 31-40, OR = 3.242 and 3.617, respectively), the occupational requirement of appearance (high, OR = 4.410), disease duration (< 2 years, OR = 1.582), oedema (OR = 1.844) and severity of flushing, burning, stinging and pruritus (severe, OR = 2.003, 1.981, 2.491, 2.249, respectively). There were no significant associations between WTP and most of the clinical factors. CONCLUSIONS The QoL was negatively affected and should not be ignored among rosacea patients in China. Patients aged 21-40y, having occupational requirement of appearance, with the disease duration less than 2 years, and suffering severe flushing and related symptoms were more likely to have severe or very severe limitation of QoL.

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