Association of social and clinical conditions to the quality of life of patients with heart failure

ABSTRACT

Objective  To analyze the association between sociodemographic and clinical conditions with the quality of life related to health of heart failure patients

Method  Cross-sectional study with a non-random sample of 84 outpatients with heart failure, performed in the city of João Pessoa, PB, Brazil, in the period from January to July 2015. The questionnaire by name Minnesota Living with Heart Questionnaire was used The following tests were applied in data analysis: t-Student, ANOVA and Pearson’s Correlation, com a 5% significance level.

Results  The average scores of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire showed a good quality of life in the group under study. There was a significant negative association between quality of life and age: thus the lower the age, the worse the quality of life.

Conclusion  Health promotion actions become necessary to improve the coping capacity of this disease, especially for younger patients.

Heart failure; Quality of life; Association; Health promotion