Ayse Cal, Birsen Altay.
The quality of life and home care needs of patients treated for heart failure.
Pak Heart J Jan ;50(1):6-13.

Objective: To identify the quality of life and need for home care of patients treated for heart failure and the socio demographic and disease-related features that affect them. Methodology: This cross sectional study included patients treated at the Cardiology-Coronary Intensive Care Unit of Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey.Data was collected from patients who were willing to participate in the study from December 2010 to June 2012. The data collection tools were the Katz Daily Living Activities Scale and the MacNew Heart Disease Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS 16.0, and the descriptive statistics were analyzed using the t-test, Spearman's correlation analysis, the Mann-Whitney U test and the Chi-square test. Results: About 180 patients were included. It was found that in participating patients, when their level of need for home care increased their quality of life decreased. Research reveals that the activities with which patients with heart failure need the most home care assistance are cleaning, cooking, eating,bathing, and using the toilet. Conclusion: It was found that the more patients with heart failure need homecare, the more their quality of life falls.

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