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Showing 28 results for Quality of Life
Fariba Nasiri Ziba, Farideh Mehrabani, Doctor Hamid Haqqani,
Volume 8, Issue 1 (3-2019)
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Aim. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between quality of life and hope in people with ischemic heart disease.
Background. The increase in the number of patients with ischemic heart disease in recent years and its psychological and physical consequences and complications necessitates investigating their quality of life and hope.
Method. In this descriptive-correlational study, 150 people with ischemic heart disease hospitalized in Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center in Tehran, Iran, were investigated. Data collection tools were demographic information questionnaire, France and Powers quality of life questionnaire (1999) and Snyder hope scale (1991). Data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive and inferential statistical.
Finding. The results of the present study showed that the quality of life in people with ischemic heart disease was at a good level (mean score 20.64±3). The level of hope in these patients was high (the mean score 40.33±5). There was a statistically significant relationship between hope and quality of life score (P≤0.0001, r=0.48).
Conclusion. Regarding the positive relationship of quality of life with hope in ischemic heart patients, nurses can be advised to pay attention to these aspects of life in this group of patients and incorporate into their routine care.
Somayeh Esmaeilian, Shahab Papi, Soroor Sohrabi,
Volume 8, Issue 1 (3-2019)
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Aim. The present review study was conducted to investigate the effect of family-centered care education on outcomes of heart failure in Iranian patients.
Background. Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that poses a health problem due to its chronic, progressive, and irreversible nature.
Method. A comprehensive searching out scientific databases and search engines including Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Medline with the keywords heart failure and family-centered care education in both Persian and English language was done to find published studies between 2000 to 2020. Six articles were found based on inclusion criteria and reviewed to report their dominant findings.
Findings. Studies on the effect of family-centered care education on outcomes of heart failure in Iranian patients showed that this educational method has yield in effective results.
Conclusion. Family-centered care training improves and promotes self-care and quality of life in people with heart failure. Using this training program is recommended as an effective, cost-effective training method without the need for special equipment.
Monir Javer, Amin Rafiepoor, Mehrdad Sabet,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (3-2020)
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Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of perceived stress in the relationship between self-efficacy and quality of life in people with cardiovascular patients.
Background. Cardiovascular disease as a chronic and debilitating physical condition is one of the most common causes of death and can affect the quality of life. In this regard, it is necessary to identify variables related to quality of life in these patients.
Method. The present study was a descriptive-correlational study using structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the present study included all patients with cardiovascular disease referring to hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery, and cardiac rehabilitation centers in Tehran, Iran in 2019, of which 151 people were recruited based on inclusion criteria. Data collection tools included the Sullivan Cardiac Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Cohen's Perceived Stress Questionnaire, and Quality of Life Scale (SF-36).
Findings. The results showed that negative perception of stress and positive perception of stress had a statistically significant negative and positive relationship with dimensions of quality of life, respectively. Self-efficacy had a statistically significant positive relationship with dimensions of quality of life. Perceived stress also mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and quality of life dimensions.
Conclusion. In planning necessary measures to improve the quality of life in people with cardiovascular patients, it would be helpful to develop programs to strengthen self-efficacy and reduce stress.
Behnaz Barbod, yasser yasser Rezapour Mirsaleh, Azadeh Choobfroushzadeh, Jalil Mirhosseini, Fahimeh Koohestani,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (3-2020)
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Aim. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of spousal support and companionship intervention on quality of life, marital intimacy and stress of cardiovascular patients.
Background. Supportive care and attention to the psychological factors along with medical care in people with heart disease can help therapies to be more effective. Providing an appropriate emotional atmosphere in the family, along with attention to medical care such as medication and diet control, is one of the supports that people with heart disease can receive after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
Method. This study was a semi-experimental research which was based on multiple baseline single-case study. The sample included 2 married male patients who had CABG and their wives which were selected among those referred to cardiac rehabilitation centers of Yazd City, Iran. The participants received 8 sessions of spousal support and companionship intervention. The participants answered to the questionnaires quality of life; stress, anxiety and depression; and marital intimacy, before, during, at the end and one month after intervention. The data were analyzed using visual analysis, improvement percentage and reliable change index.
Findings. Spousal support and companionship intervention increased the quality of life and decreased stress of patients, after intervention and in follow-up phases, but the patients’ marital intimacy did not change significantly after intervention.
Conclusion. The quality of life and stress of patients may be improved if the wives appropriately support and accompany their husbands after CABG.
Sara Adimi, Dr Mohammad Ali Azarbayj Ani, Nasim Naderi, Azin Alizadehasl,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (3-2020)
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Aim. The present study was conducted to compare the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MIT) (with and without blood flow restriction) on quality of life in cardiotoxic women after breast cancer treatment.
Background. Today, breast cancer is very common and cardiotoxicity is one of the most important non-avoidable complications after chemotherapy, which has a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. Using aerobic exercise training, with and without blood flow restriction, may improve quality of life of cancer survivors experiencing symptoms of cardiotoxicity. Restricting blood flow is already one of the methods used to enhance the effects of exercise training. On the other hand, previous studies show that different types of physical exercise have different physiological and psychological effects.
Methods. In this randomized clinical trial, 20 patients with cardiotoxicity after treatment for breast cancer were randomly divided into four groups including High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Moderate Intensity Continuous Training (MIT), HIIT with Restricted Blood Flow (HIIT+BFR), and MIT with BFR (MIT+BFR). Interventions were applied for 12 weeks and three sessions per week. Patients in all groups completed the IHF-QoL quality of life questionnaire before and after 12 weeks of intervention.
Findings. The results of the present study showed that HIIT as well as the aerobic exercise with limited blood flow affects the quality of life of cardiotoxic patients. Quality of life scores in the HIIT+BFR group was significantly higher than that of the other groups. According to the scoring method in the questionnaire, increasing the individual score in each of the four areas of the questionnaire indicates a decrease in symptoms that disrupt the quality of life.
Conclusion. It seems that HIIT with BFR is a better way to deal with the symptoms that disrupt the quality of life, compared to HIIT without BFR, and also MIT (with and without restricting blood flow).
Helia Saremi, Sedigheh Khanjari, Shima Haghani, Seyed Mohammad Mahdavi,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (3-2022)
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Aim. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the quality of life (QoL) and spiritual health of parents of children after heart transplant in Iran.
Background. The child and his family enter a new phase of life after a heart transplant. Assessing the QoL and spiritual health of parents can determine the psychological and health consequences for children and their families.
Method. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study on 102 pairs of parents of children after heart transplantation in the hospitals Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center in Tehran, Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, and Razavi Hospital in Mashhad, using the consensus sampling method from November 2020 to June 2021. The questionnaires used in this study included the World Health Organization Quality of Life– BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and Spiritual Well-being Scale. Data were collected in the forms of face-to-face and network communication (WhatsApp and Telegram). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings. The mean score of QoL for mothers and fathers was 57.35±12.42 and 57.93±12.22, respectively. Also, the mean score of spiritual health for mothers and fathers was 90.68 ± 07.13 and 88.76 ± 12.78, respectively, which were considered as the average level. In general, these results may have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents' QoL had no statistically significant relationship with demographic variables of them and their children. Mothers' spiritual health had a statistically significant relationship with their education (P=0.034), employment status (P=0.002) and age (P=0.024). Regarding fathers, the spiritual health showed a statistically significant relationship with the child's gender (P=0.016) and the waiting time for transplantation (P=0.023).
Conclusion. No difference was observed between fathers and mothers of the children after heart transplant in terms of the variables of QoL and spiritual health. This can indicate the same pressure on both mother and father to take care of the child, especially in critical situations such as the Covid-19 pandemic. In this situation, the support of these families by nurses and health workers to follow up their child's treatment, making an appointment to visit or to better understand their conditions in case of problems is of particular importance. More studies are needed to clarify the situation of these children and their families.
Safoora Asefmehr, Abdolmajid Bahranian, Fatima Shahabizadeh,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (3-2022)
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Aim. The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effect of the cognitive behavioral group therapy based on mindful walking with the dialectical behavior therapy on psychological symptoms, quality of life and blood pressure in people with hypertension.
Background. High blood pressure can cause kidney failure and eye problems. High blood pressure is a health problem in industrialized and developing countries due to its high prevalence and association with cardiovascular diseases.
Method. The present study was conducted based on a semi-experimental pre-test post-test design with two experimental groups and one control group. Out of 87 volunteers, 45 patients were allocated to three groups based on random sampling. Data collection tools were the Beck Depression Questionnaires (1960), the Beck Anxiety Questionnaire (1990), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire. Cognitive-behavioral group therapy based on the Leahy Group Conscious Mind Walk (2011) and Dialectical Behavior therapy (Linehan, 1993) were implemented as interventions. Data were collected and analyzed in SPSS version 22 using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings. The results indicated a statistically significant difference of the effects of the two interventions with control group in terms of depression, anxiety, quality of life, and blood pressure (P≤0.0001). Also, the cognitive behavioral group therapy based on mindful walking had a greater effect on the quality of life and blood pressure of hypertensive patients compared with the dialectical behavior therapy.
Conclusion. To improve the quality of life and reduce the blood pressure of hypertensive patients, it is better to benefit from the cognitive behavioral group therapy based on mindful walking and to reduce the cognitive symptoms (depression and anxiety) of hypertensive patients, dialectical behavior therapy is beneficial.
Sayed Ehsan Kazemeini, Tahereh Ranjbaripour, Atefeh Nezhad Mohammad Nameghi, Sheida Sodagar, Dr Parisa Peyvandi,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (3-2022)
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Aim. This study was conducted to compare the effect of “mindfulness-based cognitive therapy” and “acceptance and commitment therapy” on fatigue and quality of life in men with heart failure.
Background. Fatigue, as one of the important symptoms and complications of heart failure, affects the quality of life of the patients, their self-care and daily task performance. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy may have an effect on these problems.
Method. This research was semi-experimental with a pre-test post-test design and control group within a three-month follow-up period. Forty five men with heart failure were purposefully selected and randomly allocated to two experimental groups and one control group (15 people in each group). Data were collected in three stages using the Iowa Fatigue Scale, and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. Data analysis was done in SPSS-25 software with mixed analysis of variance test.
Findings. After intervention and in follow-up stages, both mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy were effective on fatigue and quality of life in men with heart failure. The follow-up test showed a greater effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on quality of life and no statistically significant difference was found between the experimental groups in terms of effect on fatigue.
Conclusion. Both interventions, especially acceptance and commitment therapy, can be used as effective interventions on fatigue and quality of life along with medical treatments for men with heart failure in medical centers.
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