TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of the Quality of Life of the Patients with Heart Failure in Ahvaz Teaching Hospitals
A1  - Seyed Salaheddin Nabavi
A1  - Behnam Gholizadeh
JF  - Entomology and Applied Science Letters
JO  - Entomol Appl Sci Lett
SN  - 2349-2864
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.51847/MKWPCvwetC
SP  - 26
EP  - 30
N2  - In all cases, Heart Failure (HF) affects the mental health and consequently the QoL of patients to a varying extent. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of patients with heart failure in Ahvaz.  The present descriptive-analytical study was performed on 220 patients admitted to the cardiac ward of Golestan Hospital in Ahvaz during 2020. Sampling was not performed due to the limited statistical population. Data was collected using a 36-item QoL questionnaire after determining their validity and reliability. The data was analyzed by SPSS 22 software using analysis of variance, t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient at a significance level of 0.05. 

29.2%, 39%, and 8.31% of the subjects had good, moderate, and poor QoL. Men and women were different significantly in dimensions of general health and physical pain, with women having a lower QoL in these two subscales (P < 0.05). Subjects attained the lowest (16.1 ± 11.2) and the highest (41.1 ± 14.2) mean scores in physical problems and general health dimensions, respectively. QoL and mental health problems in HF patients necessitate conducting qualitative research on ways to improve QoL and mental health of these patients. Besides, comparative studies on these patients are necessary before and after implementing nursing models to care for and support HF patients.
UR  - https://easletters.com/article/evaluation-of-the-quality-of-life-of-the-patients-with-heart-failure-in-ahvaz-teaching-hospitals-1noupiqftiijrnp
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