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Factors determining acceptance of disease and its impact on satisfaction with life of patients with peripheral artery disease.
- Source :
- Nursing Open; May2021, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p1417-1423, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Aims and objectives: Analysis of factors determining acceptance of disease and satisfaction with life in patients with peripheral artery disease. Background: Peripheral artery disease is more common in older patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases and the risk of amputation. The acceptance of disease is one of the most important factors for adjusting to life with a chronic disease. Design: A cross‐sectional survey study. Patients' questionnaires. Method: The participants were patients with peripheral artery disease (N = 72). The study included the use the standardized research tools the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Results: The highest acceptance of disease was observed for patients with higher education, while the lowest was found for patients with the greatest limitation of physical mobility. Conclusions: The education level and physical fitness of patients had significant impact on disease acceptance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
NONPARAMETRIC statistics
STATISTICS
ACADEMIC medical centers
PERIPHERAL vascular diseases
CROSS-sectional method
SATISFACTION
PHYSICAL fitness
MANN Whitney U Test
POPULATION geography
PATIENTS' attitudes
ATTITUDES toward illness
SEVERITY of illness index
QUESTIONNAIRES
PHYSICAL mobility
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
DATA analysis software
DATA analysis
EDUCATIONAL attainment
COMORBIDITY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20541058
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Open
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149811656
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.758