Relationship between physical performance and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure

Abstract

Introduction and objectivesThis study aims to describe relationship between physical performance (PP) and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure (HF). MethodsThis study used a cross-sectional design for data collection. Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) was used as a measurement tool, while the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST) was used to assess PP. The data were processed by Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test, one-way ANOVAs, and Hierarchical multiple regression. ResultsA total of 180 patients with HF participated in this study, with the mean age of respondents being 59.98 (11.86) years old. Among these respondents, 60% were male, with a mean PP of 9.56 (6.94)s and a mean MLHFQ of 43.14 (20.74). The results showed that MLHFQ had a significant correlation with HF medication (r=.16, P<.05), health status (r=.24, P<.01), FTSST (r=.40, P<.01), and MLHFQ was significantly associated with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification (F=8.358, P<.001). There were three variables identified as predictors of MLHFQ, namely health status (β=−2.22), NYHA Class III (β=1.27), and FTSST (β=3.03), and were predicted to account for 31.1% of the variance in MLHFQ. ConclusionsEfforts to increase PP from patients with HF can be an asset to improve health-related quality of life. Furthermore, health status and NYHA classifications are factors that can significantly affect health-related quality of life of patients with HF.