Factors influencing the quality of life of patients with heart failure

Czech version

Authors: K. Bobčíková; R. Bužgová
Authors‘ workplace: Vedoucí: prof. PhDr. Darja Jarošová, Ph. D. ; Lékařská fakulta ; Ústav ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence ; Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2020; 100(6): 309-314
Category: Of different specialties

Overview

Objective: The aim of this review is to analyze studies that focus on assessing the quality of life of patients with heart failure in terms of various factors that might have an influence on it and thus are an important source of knowledge having clinically relevant value to general practitioners.

Methods: Pubmed, Cinahl and Medline databases were used for the search. The studies searched for the aim of this review were those published from 2014–2019 in Czech and English, available in full-text and evaluating the quality of life of patients with heart failure by using a tool designed to assess the quality of life. This review includes studies which assess the quality of life in relation to the factors that might have an influence on the quality of life of these patients. Study protocols and qualitative studies were excluded from this review. Studies focusing on other diseases apart from heart failure were excluded as well.

Results: This review includes 10 studies that may be thematically classified into 3 categories: studies relating to the frailty, socio-demographic factors, and psychosocial aspects. Variables such as anxiety, depression, and frailty frequently appeared in presented studies. Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) was the most frequent tool used for assessing quality of life.

Conclusion: Heart failure is significantly associated with impairment of all the aspects of the quality of life. Therefore, it is important to identify problem areas that might potentially impair the quality of life of patients with heart failure. It is important to look for methods that could improve the quality of life of these patients, too. Knowledge of the factors affecting the quality of life of these patients is crucial for general practitioners, since they are the first to be contacted by the patient seeking health care and they are responsible for sending them to other specialized departments.

Keywords:

Quality of life – heart failure – psychosocial factor – socio-demographic factor – frailty

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