Predictors of Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Disease

AbstractIndividuals with heart disease have been found to have more negative psychological and physical effects that impact their quality of life (QoL) than the general population. Spiritual well-being is considered a protective factor associated with QoL  in people with heart disease. Therefore, the current research seeks to evaluate whether sociodemographic factors and spiritual well-being predict QoL among patients with heart disease. A total of 500 patients who were selected through a convenient sampling method from an Iranian hospital participa ted in this descriptive-correlational study. Data were collected using the McGill QoL Questionnaire, the Spiritual Well-being Scale, and demographic variables. The data analysis included descriptive and inferential statistics powered by SPSS (v. 23). Following multivariate analyses, findings reveale d that those participants with their main source of income derived from family or a government pension and with College or intermediate educational levels were more likely to have higher QoL. Those participants with average or poor socioeconomic status reported higher QoL than those who were more af fluent. Furthermore, younger patients (− 0.2, 95% CI − 0.3 to − 0.003,p = 0.016) and those with higher social support (0.7, 95% CI 0.2 to 1.3,p = 0.006) and spiritual well-being (0.2, 95% CI 0.1 to 0.3,p <  0.001) had significantly better QoL. In the current study, spiritual well-being and social support led to r...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research