Quality of Life of Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure

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medical - surgical department / o6u University /

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Background: Impaired QOL is related to increased rehospitalization and mortality. Approximately 40% of DHF, a negative emotional state resulting from a perceived inability to predict or control a threatening situation., anxiety symptoms significantly decrease in overall QOL, and increase frequency of rehospitalization. Aim: To assess the QOL of patients with DHF. Design: A descriptive exploratory cross-sectional study was carried out. Setting: This study was conducted at Coronary care unit at Memorial Souad Kafafi Hospital, in Egypt. Subjects: A purposeful sample include all available male& female patients admitted to coronary care unit, their age ranged from 18 to 65 years old. Tool: A questionnaire sheet was developed & utilized by the researcher to collect the data., section I: included socio – demographic characteristics of the study sample, section II: included medical related data regarding DHF, section III: included the QOL scale. Results: The incidence of DHF was found to be 28.2% had a disease since more than 10 years &about two fifths were hospitalized more than three times / year also 39.8% of them were smoked , so , about half (49.5%) of the studied patients had a poor level of total QOL , followed by (35%) of them had an average level Conclusion: HF affects patients’ physical, social, psychological &spiritual health, health team must educate patients about medications& lifestyle modifications. Recommendations: medical &nursing education institution should implement programs to increase awareness of the public regarding DHF & its managements.
Keywords: quality of life, decompensated heart failure

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Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice
Volume 3, Issue 6
June 2024
Pages 324-338

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