Health-Related Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Disease / 中国康复理论与实践

@#ObjectiveTo compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with or without coronary artery disease (CAD) and also to determine the factors affecting their quality of life.MethodsOne hundred patients with CAD and 100 patients without CAD were included in this cross-sectional study. The patients with CAD and the patients without CAD were matched by age, sex, marital status, and income. HRQOL was measured with the generic HRQOL instrument.ResultsHRQOL scores of the patients with CAD differed significantly from the patients without CAD. Compared to the patients without CAD, the HRQOL of the patients with CAD was lower in the dimensions of mobility, hearing, breathing, elimination, usual activities, mental function, discomfort and symptoms, vitality, and sexual activity. The patients with CAD had lower HRQOLscores than the patients without CAD. In the patients with CAD, age and sex independently affected the HRQOL. Older patients and women had worse HRQOL.ConclusionCoronary artery disease negatively affects HRQOL. It is thought that interventions to increase quality of life the patients with CAD may improve their HRQOL.

Influence of Out-hospital Health Education on Life Quality of Senile Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction after Underwent Stenting Therapy of Coronary Artery / 中国康复理论与实践

@#Objective To explore influence of out-hospital health education on life quality of senile patient with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after underwent stenting therapy of coronary artery.Methods A total of 100 cases of AMI patients undergoing stenting therapy of coronary artery were selected and randomly divided into the follow-up group and control group with 50 cases in each group. Patients of the follow-up group accepted out-hospital health education. While patients of the control group were only carried out conventional in-hospital health education. The quality of life of two groups was compared.Results At the end of study, the follow-up group had a better life quality than the control group ( P<0.01). The satisfactory degrees of nurse-patient relationship in the follow-up group were better than that of control group ( P<0.05).Conclusion Out-hospital health education can improve life quality of senile patient with AMI after underwent stenting therapy of coronary artery.