Quality of Life and Its Predictors among Patients with Selected Chronic Diseases

IF 2.2 Q1 NURSING

NURSING FORUM Pub Date : 2023-06-28 DOI:10.1155/2023/6657164

M. Al Qadire, Fatima ALHosni, Laila I. Al-Daken, M. Aljezawi, O. Al Omari, Atika Khalaf

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Abstract

Background. Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure to understand the effect of diseases on patients’ daily living. Yet, the research on QoL among patients with chronic diseases in Oman is scarce. This study aimed to assess the level and determine the predictors of QoL among patients with chronic diseases in Oman. Methods. A cross-sectional correlational descriptive was run among 340 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure, and/or end-stage renal disease. Results. Participants’ mean age was 60.6 years (SD ± 14.4) and the majority were males (63.5%). The highest mean scores were emotional well-being (mean = 85.2, SD = ±11.2) and role limitations due to personal or emotional problems (mean = 83.2, SD = ±35.8). In addition, COPD patients reported the lowest scores on the QoL questionnaire. Having a high score on the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (KPSS) and being married predicted a higher score in the mental and physical domains of QoL, while having a higher total symptom number and COPD predicted a lower score in the mental domain. Older age, higher total symptom number, and a higher distress level predicted a lower score on the physical domain of QoL. Conclusion. The results call for a need to improve the QoL among the patients with chronic disease, including symptom management plans, self-management programmes, and training to enhance their own perception of QoL. Furthermore, symptom management plans are highly needed.

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某些慢性病患者的生活质量及其预测因素

背景生活质量（QoL）是了解疾病对患者日常生活影响的重要指标。然而，阿曼对慢性病患者生活质量的研究却很少。本研究旨在评估阿曼慢性病患者的生活质量水平并确定其预测因素。方法。对340名患有慢性阻塞性肺病（COPD）、慢性心力衰竭和/或终末期肾病的患者进行了横断面相关描述。后果参与者的平均年龄为60.6岁年（SD ± 14.4），大多数为男性（63.5%）。平均得分最高的是情绪健康（平均 = 85.2，标准差 = ±11.2）和由于个人或情感问题造成的角色限制（平均值 = 83.2，标准差 = ±35.8）。此外，COPD患者的生活质量问卷得分最低。在卡诺夫斯基表现状态量表（KPSS）上得分较高且已婚预示着生活质量的心理和身体领域得分较高，而症状总数较高且患有慢性阻塞性肺病预示着心理领域得分较低。年龄越大，总症状数越高，痛苦程度越高，预示着生活质量的物理领域得分越低。结论研究结果表明，有必要提高慢性病患者的生活质量，包括症状管理计划、自我管理计划和培训，以增强他们对生活质量的感知。此外，非常需要症状管理计划。

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NURSING FORUM NURSING-

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

4.20%

发文量

151

期刊介绍： Nursing Forum is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal that invites original manuscripts that explore, explicate or report issues, ideas, trends and innovations that shape the nursing profession. Research manuscripts should emphasize the implications rather than the methods or analysis. Quality improvement manuscripts should emphasize the outcomes and follow the SQUIRE Guidelines in creating the manuscript. Evidence-based manuscripts should emphasize the findings and implications for practice and follow PICOT format. Concept analysis manuscripts should emphasize the evidence for support of the concept and follow an accepted format for such analyses.