Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Adult Patients with Heart Failure in Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
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2024-05-05
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Health- related quality of life’ (HRQoL) narrows QoL to aspects relevant to health. The influence of critical factors such as medication taking adherence and heart failure (HF) knowledge on the health-related quality of life among heart failure patients has not been thoroughly studied in previous research conducted in Ethiopia.
Objective: The study aimed to assess health related quality of life and associated factors among adult patients with heart failure in public hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024.
Method: Institution based survey was conducted on 160 study participants, from Feb 19- Mar 19/2024. Structured interview-based questionnaire and medical record review was used for data collection. Samples were selected using a census technique from four public hospitals. Both descriptive and analytical statistical tests were utilized. An ordinal logistic regression analysis was applied. The bivariate analysis was fitted for each explanatory variable and a variable having p-value of < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant.
Result: The study yielded a mean total MLHFQ score of 38.10 (±19.785). The comprehensive analysis unveiled that 67 (41.9%) of the participants fell into the category of poor HRQoL. Socio demographic factors such as (age, unemployment, monthly income level of 0-600 birr &7301 10,899 birr), general health perception, clinical factors such as (HF medications: Lasix & atenolol), social support, medication taking adherence and heart failure knowledge level were significant factors associated with HRQoL of people with HF.
Conclusion and Recommendation: The level of health-related quality of life among adult HF patients in public hospitals, Addis Ababa was considerably found poor around 67 (41.9%), influenced by several factors. Intervention focused on these factors is helpful in order to improve HRQoL of heart failure patients.
Keywords: Heart Failure, social support, medication adherence, heart failure knowledge, Health- related quality of life
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Heart Failure social support medication adherence heart failure knowledge
Health- related quality of life