Patient Perceptions and Quality of Life in Pacemaker Recipients

Hypertension is still a health problem for the elderly group. The misperception about hypertension still occurs to the elderly. They often ignore hypertension and it impact their quality of life. The aim of this study is to obtain patient perceptions and the elderly’s quality of life who are experiencing hypertension, also the relationship between patient perceptions and the elderly’s quality of life who are experiencing hypertension at Sultan Syarif Mohamad Alkadrie Hospital Pontianak. This study was observational with analytival survey design. EQ-5D-3L (EuroQol five dimensions and B-IPQ (Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire) Indonesian version are instruments used which were valid and reliable. The subjects were hypertensive outpatient attending Sultan Syarif Mohamad Alkadrie Hospital Pontianak at aged> 60 years. The sample size was 118 respondents which were obtained from purposive technique sampling. Data was collected through B-IPQ instruments to measure patient perceptions, and EQ-5D-3L to measure patients' quality of life. The relationship between perception and quality of life was analyzed using Fisher's Exact Test with a 95% confidence level (α = 0.05). The results showed the percentage of respondents who had a positive perception was 74.22%, and good quality of life was 76.56%. The results of statistical analysis show there is a significant relationship between patient perceptions and the quality of life of elderly patients who experience hypertension at Sultan Syarif Mohamad Alkadrie Hospital Pontianak with value of p = 0,000.

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The Problem with Measuring Patient Perceptions of Outcome with Existing Outcome Measures in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Foot & Ankle International ◽

10.1177/107110070302400109 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 56-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Jan Parker ◽

Christopher J. Nester ◽

Andrew F. Long ◽

Jim Barrie

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Outcome Measures ◽

Patient Perceptions ◽

Foot And Ankle ◽

General Health Status ◽

Foot Surgery ◽

Ankle Surgery ◽

Surgery Research ◽

The Many

Quality outcome measures are the cornerstone of clinical research. A review of outcome measures used in foot and ankle surgery research reveals that the issues of validity, reliability and responsiveness of outcome measures have not been addressed. Most reports in the literature have attempted to evaluate patient perceptions of outcome following foot surgery. Underlying the many difficulties with these outcome measures is a lack of understanding of what patients perceive to be important in terms of outcome. Consequently none of the existing outcome measures can claim to be valid measures of patient perceptions of outcome, as there has been no research uncovering these perceptions. In addition, measures of general health status and quality of life in relation to outcome of foot and ankle surgery have been largely ignored to date.

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Ambulatory 5FU infusion pumps: Patient perceptions and quality of life.

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2019.37.4_suppl.663 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (4_suppl) ◽

pp. 663-663

Author(s):

Munaf Al-Kadhimi ◽

Marisa E. Hill ◽

Elita Fine ◽

Matthew Eric Adess ◽

Ari Polish ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Interactions ◽

Patient Perceptions ◽

Medical Team ◽

Gastrointestinal Cancers ◽

Infusion Pumps ◽

Oncology Nurse ◽

Infusion Device ◽

Paper Questionnaire

663 Background: Infusional-5-fluorouracil (inf-5FU), administered over 48 hours every 2 weeks, is frequently prescribed for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. A portable infusion device (ID) may be used for this purpose to enable treatment at home. At our institution, patients are educated by an oncology nurse as to what to expect, and how to function once they leave the infusion center. However, there is no formal process in place to report their experience and to record and analyze the results. The intended goal of this study was to accomplish this, such that the data could improve the education and experience of future patients. Methods: After verbal consent, a sequential cohort of patients, who had received 2 or more treatments with inf-5FU for gastrointestinal cancer, was invited to complete a de-identified paper questionnaire concerning their experience. Eleven specific questions suggested by the GI group were included, with an opportunity to add comments. The surveys were then collated and reviewed. Results: See table. Conclusions: While most patients felt well prepared by their medical team as to what to expect from the ID (93.1%), ≥ 25% had issues with bathing (73.6%), sleep (37.5%), exercising (30.6%), intimacy (26.4%), social interactions (25%) and anxiety (25%). These insights will be used to improve the education of future patients and a second assessment will follow. 72/72 patients approached over 6 months completed the survey with results below: [Table: see text]

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