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International journal of current research and review
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Quality of Life Research
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Introduction: The present study aimed to determine the relationship between New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification and disease characteristics on the quality of life scores and the distribution of the scores at different stages of Heart Failure (HF). Materials and Methods: A total of 150 patients with HF participated in this cross-sectional study. The method of data collection was interview based on NYHA classification and using the validated Persian version of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (PKCCQ). Results: According to NYHA classification, 10% of patients were classified as mild HF, 16% as moderate HF, 63% as severe HF, and 11% as very severe HF. Significant differences were observed for total score and the component scores of PKCCQ among four stages of the disease (P<0.001). By comparing the PKCCQ total score and three domains in male and female groups, it was revealed that sex cannot affect quality of life based on PKCCQ total score and its functional areas (P=0.18). Conclusion: Distribution of the quality of life scores in patients with different stages of HF showed that quality of life scores overlap in the severe and very severe stages. Classifying the disease using NYHA classification cannot distinct patients with HF according to impairments in their health status between severe and very severe stages. In addition, the degree of education is the factor that may affect the quality of life.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
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Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome indicator for chronic diseases. This study aimed to develop a new instrument for assessment of HRQoL in chronic heart failure (CHF) and evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods This study included two steps of conceptualization and item generation, and assessment of the psychometric properties of an instrument for measuring HRQoL in patients with CHF. Content validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, concurrent validity, convergent validity, known groups comparison were performed to assess construct validity. Internal consistency, and stability were estimated by the Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass correlation coefficients. Results The content validity of the developed chronic heart failure quality of life questionnaire (CHFQOLQ-20) was assessed by 10 experts. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses yielded and confirmed four factors with 20 items. The concurrent and convergent valid.
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Journal of Cardiac Failure
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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
INTRODUCTION The quality of life in patients with heart failure is diminished by symptoms of disease, affected social connections, frequent hospitalizations, side effects caused by medication, and costs of treatment borne by the patient himself. OBJECTIVE The objective of this research was to measure the quality of life of patients with heart failure and assess any potential changes during a six-month period. METHOD This research is a follow-up study, and comprised 56 patients who were treated from September 1998 to August 1999 at the Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases of The Clinical Center of Serbia. During the first hospitalization, an initial baseline measurement of quality of life was conducted. The measurement was then repeated after three and six months, during check-ups. The measurement was conducted by using a special questionnaire for patients suffering from heart disorders, the "Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire." RESULTS The results showed a .
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Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
