Ralationship between quality of life and social support in patients with cardiomyopathy / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the relationship between quality of life and social support and ex-plore effective ways to improve quality of life in patients with cardiomyopathy. Methods In-hospital pa- tients (50 cases) with eardiomyopathy were randomly selected and inquired by applying general quality life inventory(GQOLI-74) and social support rating seale(SSRS),compared with 45 normal people as the con- trol group. Results Compared with the control group, quality of llfe (P < 0.05) and social support (P <0.01 ) in patients with eardiomyopathy decreased significantly.Social support was positively related with quality of life (r =0.614, P < 0.01 ). Conclusions Quality of life is closly related with social support in patients with cardiomyopathy. Improving quality of life by social support in patients with cardiomyopathy should be emphasized and make effective use of in the courses of nursing.