A Study to Assess the Self-Efficacy, Health Related Quality of Life and Attitude towards Hospitalization among Re-Admitted Patients in Selected Hospitals, Vijayapur

Abstract

We sought to examine the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQL) and a first emergency rehospitalization and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) having a wide variation in ventricular ejection fraction and functional status1 .  Aim The present study was aimed to evaluate the self- efficacy, health related quality of life and attitude towards hospitalization among re-admitted patients  Materials and Methods Hospital patients who have been readmitted are the study's source of data. A sample 142 obtained from hospitals for the correlation descriptive research design and quantitative methodology.  Results Out of 142patients majority 79(55.6%) had very high self efficacy, 58(40.8%) had high self efficacy and remaining 5(3.5%) patients had very low self efficacy out of 142 patients majority 121(85.2%) had good health related QOL, 19(13.4%) had moderate QOL and remaining 2(1.4%) patients had very good QOL out of 142 patients majority 79(55.6%) had positive attitude, 39(27.5%) had strongly positive attitude and remaining 24(16.9%) patients had fairly positive attitude.  Conclusion The aim of the study to assess quality of life among readmitted patients and some of the study subjects has the moderate quality of life and majority of the study subject is good quality of life and some of the participats fairly positive attitude towards the hospitalization and self efficacy.