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Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Patients with Cor | 93754

Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
eISSN No. 2347-2367 pISSN No. 2347-2545

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Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease in King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Author(s): Samaa O Sangoof*

Abstract

Background and Methods: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of disability and early mortality across the world, and it contributes significantly to rising health-care expenses. It is the greatest cause of mortality worldwide, claiming the lives of an estimated 17.9 million people each year. A cross-sectional analytic study design. Adult patients with coronary artery disease in Jeddah's King Abdulaziz University Hospital. 367 patients with coronary artery disease in King Abdelaziz university hospital were taken. Patients were recruited using simple random sampling technique. Results: The current study included 367 participants. Among them, there were 170 males (67.7%) and 81 males (32.3%). The most frequent age group was 55 years and more (n=139, 55.4%). Most of study participants are married (n=197, 78.5%) The activity level varied among study participants. However, most of study participants had weak activity level per week (1-3 times) (n=112, 44.6%). The mean body mass index among study participants is 26.98 + 7.36 kg/m2 with median BMI of 27.16 kg/m2. Regression analysis showed statistically significant relationship between age and quality of life (P=0.001), gender (P=0.0025), marital status (P<0.001), educational level (P<0.001) and occupation (P=0.0295). Conclusion: The study simultaneously applies generic and disease-specific QoL instruments to measure cardiac patients’ QoL in Saudi Arabia. It showed that QoL in cardiac patients was lower than that of the general population in Saudi Arabia and was significantly associated with patients’ marital status, disease state, comorbidity and subjective well-being.

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