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ArticleArchives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases2019

Hospitalized patients with heart failure: the impact of anxiety, fatigue, and therapy adherence on quality of life.

Maria Polikandrioti, Ioannis Koutelekos, George Panoutsopoulos, Georgia Gerogianni, Afroditi Zartaloudi, Evangelos Dousis, Fotoula Babatsikou, Georgia Toulia

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Article in Archives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maria PolikandriotiTechnological Institution, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis KoutelekosNursing Department, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
George PanoutsopoulosDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece.
Georgia GerogianniNursing Department, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Afroditi ZartaloudiNursing Department, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Evangelos DousisNursing Department, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Fotoula BabatsikouNursing Department, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Georgia TouliaNursing Department, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
University of West Attica · GRTechnological Educational Institute of Athens · GRUniversity of Peloponnese · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHeart failure (HF) is a major global health problem associated with increased morbidity and mortality and reduced quality of life (QoL). The aim of the study was to assess the impact of anxiety, fatigue and adherence to therapeutic guidelines on HF patients' QoL. MATERIAL AND

methodsA hundred and twenty hospitalized HF patients were enrolled in the study. Data collection was performed by completion of the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), the Greek version of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS-Greek), the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and a questionnaire that measured adherence to therapeutic guidelines.

resultsData analysis showed moderate levels of anxiety and high levels of adherence to therapeutic guidelines as well as moderate to large effects of HF on patients' fatigue and QoL. A statistically significant positive linear association was observed between anxiety and QoL (rho > 0.6) as well as fatigue and QoL (rho > 0.3). An increase in the anxiety or fatigue score indicated an increase also in the QoL score, meaning that the more anxiety and fatigue a patient felt the worse the QoL also was. Moreover, a statistically significant negative linear association was observed between adherence to therapeutic guidelines and QoL (rho < -0.2). An increase in adherence score indicated a decrease in QoL score, meaning that the more adherent a patient was the better was the QoL.

conclusionsThe present findings suggest that QoL may be improved when adherence to therapy is increased and fatigue and anxiety are alleviated.

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anxietyfatigueheart failurequality of lifetreatment adherence

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