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Perceived health-related quality of life and selected characteristics of inpatients with rheumatic diseases.
- Source :
- Central European Journal of Nursing & Midwifery; 2024, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p1090-1099, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Aim: To assess the perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in hospitalized patients with rheumatic diseases and to determine whether selected characteristics can affect their perceived quality of life. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected between September 2022 and March 2023 using the standardized instrument to measure HRQoL, namely the RAND 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36). The sample consisted of 170 patients with rheumatic diseases hospitalized in a teaching hospital in the Czech Republic. Results: The average perceived HRQoL was 34.94 (SD = 17.06), indicating poor quality of life. The most highly rated subscale was 'emotional well-being' (56.02 ± 15.71), and the lowest rated subscale was 'role limitations due to physical health' (11.76 ± 28.54). The HRQoL subscales were significantly correlated with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score, self-care activities, pain severity, age of the patients, and length of hospitalization. Differences in HRQoL were identified based on education, social status, use of compensatory aids, attendance at social events, and history of falls in the past year (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on the subject, but also underscores the importance of considering holistic factors when evaluating HRQoL in individuals with rheumatic diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CROSS-sectional method
HEALTH self-care
ANKYLOSING spondylitis
HEALTH status indicators
ACADEMIC medical centers
DATA analysis
CRONBACH'S alpha
CHRONIC pain
HOSPITAL care
QUESTIONNAIRES
SEX distribution
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
RHEUMATOID arthritis
QUANTITATIVE research
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
AGE distribution
SEVERITY of illness index
FUNCTIONAL status
MANN Whitney U Test
SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus
QUALITY of life
STATISTICS
LENGTH of stay in hospitals
DATA analysis software
SELF-perception
RHEUMATISM
WELL-being
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
EDUCATIONAL attainment
SOCIAL classes
ACCIDENTAL falls
SOCIAL participation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23363517
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Central European Journal of Nursing & Midwifery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178961669
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15452/CEJNM.2024.15.0006