HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS, WITH AND WITHOUT ANXIETY & DEPRESSION

Authors

  • Atiq ur Rehman
  • Syeda Farhana Kazmi
  • Shagufta Perveen
  • Tahira Jabeen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v49i1.1027

Abstract

Objective: To investigate and compare anxiety, depression and health relatedquality of life among coronary heart disease(CHD) patients with and withoutanxiety and depression.

Methodology: This case control study was conducted at Faisalabad Institute ofCardiology (FIC) from 1st January 2015 to 28th February 2015. The purposivesampling technique was used to select the sample. Hospital Anxiety andDepression Scale (HADS) was used to measure the anxiety and depression andHealth Related Quality of Life Inventory (HRQoL) SF-36 was used to measure thequality of life of patients.

Results: The sample comprised of 150 CHD patients (Male) and 150 healthycontrols(Male) with age ranging from 45 to 65 years. Higher anxiety wasobserved among CHD patients as compared to healthy controls (M=10.84±4.12 vs 4.64±3.27, p< .05). Similarly higher depression was observedamong CHD patients (M= 9.79± 4.91 vs 3.97±2.94 , p<.05). CHD patientshad lower HRQoL (M= 57.70± 27.88 vs 80.41±20.36 , p=.05) and patientswith anxiety and depression had more poor HRQoL after word depression (M=51.72± 27.39 vs 63.68±27.24 , p<.05).

Conclusion: Anxiety and depression are risk factors for health related quality oflife among CHD patients.

Key Words: Coronary Heart Disease, Healthy Controls, Anxiety, Depression,Health Related Quality of Life

 

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Rehman A ur, Kazmi SF, Perveen S, Jabeen T. HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS, WITH AND WITHOUT ANXIETY &amp; DEPRESSION. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2016May25 [cited 2024Nov.23];49(1). Available from: https://pakheartjournal.com/index.php/pk/article/view/1027

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 1 (2016): Pakistan Heart Journal

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Original Article

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