Predictors of Quality of Life Quality of Adults with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Zuriati Zuriati,Milya Novera,Farida Moh Said

doi:10.30595/pshms.v2i.247

Abstract

Quality of Life is as a predictor of general wellbeing that is an important outcome in the treatment of any chronic disease. Impaired quality of life has increasingly become the most significant health outcome for CAD patients. The purpose of this study was to identify the predictor of quality of life of adults with CAD Patients. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with sample of 125 participants of age between 35 to 64 years from RSUP. Dr. M. Djamil Hospital, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia. Each participant was administrated structured questionnaires, including the socio-demographic questionnaire, the CADE-Q questionnaire, Social Support questionnaire, general health perception, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). A regression model showed that Income, Duration of CAD, and general health perception were the predictors of patient’s quality of life (Adjusted R2 = .031, p < .01). Better understanding of the relationship between its predictor and quality of life is necessary to develop a suitable nursing intervention program to enhance patient’s quality of life.

Highlights

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the common term to explain for the build-up of plaque in the heart’s arteries that could lead to a heart attack
The purpose of this study was to identify the predictor of quality of life of adults with CAD Patients
Duration of CAD, and general health perception could explain of the variance in domain social quality of life

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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the common term to explain for the build-up of plaque in the heart’s arteries that could lead to a heart attack. About 17.7 million people died from Cardiovascular Disease worldwide, representing 31% of all global deaths; out of whom, 7.4 million were due to CAD, and 6.7 million were due to stroke [3]. It account about 2 in 10 deaths from CAD happen in adults less than 65 years old [2]. It has become the heaviest burden to health care systems worldwide [4]

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