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 Impact of the Continuity of Nursing Care Delivered by a Pivot Nurse in Oncology on Improving Satisfaction and Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 61s-61s
Author(s):  
E. Kassouf ◽  
M. Tehfe ◽  
M. Florescu ◽  
N. Blais
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Standard Care ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Advanced Lung Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Lung Cancer Patients

Background: Health care organizations around the globe have been implementing different strategies aimed at improving their care systems to obtain better patient–physician interaction and resolve underlying issues leading to patient dissatisfaction. In an effort to improve continuity of care inside a network of interdisciplinary teams, the Ministry of Health and Social Services of Québec has implemented the recruitment of pivot nurses in oncology services. Aim: To determine whether continuous nursing care for lung cancer patients, compared with standard care, yields more improvements in terms of patient satisfaction and quality of life. Methods: This study was conducted at the Notre Dame University Hospital in Montreal. Patients were selected from the outpatient admissions' list, three months after the start of their treatment, and divided into two cohorts: the continuity of care (CC) cohort, where patients were followed by a PNO, and the usual care (UC) cohort, who received standard care from the oncology clinic staff. Participants in both groups completed the Princess Margaret Hospital Patient Satisfaction with Doctor Questionnaire (PMH/PSQ-MD), the FACT-L Scale for quality of life assessment and questions evaluating the understanding of their health status and disease. Another ten questions were dressed specifically to the CC in regards to nursing care and the health care system in Quebec. Results: The current study has shown a significant impact of implicating a PNO in the care of patients with advanced lung cancer. Patients in the CC cohort displayed better quality of life assessment scores and expressed higher levels of satisfaction compared with their peers in the UC cohort. Other variables examined revealed an adequate fulfillment of the PNO role as regarded by the participants, except for matters of an intimate nature. Conclusion: The PNO appears to have an substantial role in the care of patients with advanced lung cancer. Continuity of care seems to improve patients' quality of life and satisfaction by reducing the symptom strain experienced by ambulatory patients.

scholarly journals FEASIBILITY OF ROUTINE QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT IN AN AMBULATORY HEART FAILURE CLINIC AND IMPACT OF PATIENT PERCEPTIONS ON HEALTH STATUS

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. A138.E1292
Author(s):  
Sabrina Badloe ◽  
Parakash Pratibhu ◽  
Lynne W. Stevenson ◽  
Akshay Desai ◽  
Michelle A. Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Patient Perceptions ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Heart Failure Clinic

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 DETERMINANTS OF POOR HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT AMONG PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (18) ◽  
pp. 605
Author(s):  
Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku ◽  
Abayomi O. Bamgboje ◽  
Shushan Veranyan ◽  
Ela-Anamaria Moisa ◽  
Hansang Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Impact of depression on quality of life assessment in heart failure

2010 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann Faller ◽  
Thomas Steinbüchel ◽  
Stefan Störk ◽  
Marion Schowalter ◽  
Georg Ertl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment
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