کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2652540 1139648 2011 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Predictors of quality of life in heart-transplant recipients in Taiwan
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Predictors of quality of life in heart-transplant recipients in Taiwan
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveThis correlational study sought to identify the predictors of quality of life in heart-transplant recipients in Taiwan.MethodsOne hundred and fifty-three patients were recruited through purposive sampling. Data were collected using 6 questionnaires: (1) a demographic questionnaire, (2) the Transplant Symptom Frequency and Symptom Distress Scale, (3) the Self-Efficacy of Exercise Scale, (4) a compliance questionnaire, (5) the Beck Depression Inventory, Short Form 13, and (6) the Medical Outcomes Short Form 36-Health Survey. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 17.0 software (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL). Data analysis included percentages, means, standard deviations, correlation coefficients, and forward regressions.ResultsDepression was an independent, and the strongest, predictor of quality of life. Self-perceived health status and self-perceived family support also predicted quality of life. Symptom distress level predicted the physical aspect of quality of life.ConclusionsBased on this understanding, an interdisciplinary team can initiate a needs assessment for these heart-transplant recipients, and develop an intervention to meet their needs.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care - Volume 40, Issue 4, July–August 2011, Pages 320–330
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