Health-related quality of life in patients admitted after a first episode of acute coronary syndrome

作者：Marosti Dessotte Carina Aparecida; Spadoti Dantas Rosana Aparecida; Schmidt Andre; Rossi Lidia Aparecida

来源：Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2011, 19(5): 1106-1113.

• Quality of Life
• Coronary Disease
• Acute Coronary Syndrome

This study aimed to investigate health-related quality of life based on the four weeks antecedent to first admission for acute coronary syndrome and describe potential associations between quality of life, gender and prior treatment for any other cardiovascular condition. An exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in two public hospitals in an inner state city of the State of Sao Paulo. Of 253 participants studied, 69.2% were male, 69.6% were married or living with a partner, and 58.1% were professionally active before the current hospital admission. Mean age was 57.9 years old. Higher scores were seen in the Social Functioning ((x) over bar =86.1) domain, while the domain perceived as more compromised was Role Physical ((x) over bar =57.7). Female participants and those who had previously been treated for any other cardiovascular condition had lower quality of life, and these differences were all statistically significant (p<0.05).

• 出版日期2011-10