Health-related quality of life and social support among Chinese patients with coronary heart disease in mainland China. (1st February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Wenru; Lau, Ying; Chow, Aloysius; Thompson, David R; He, Hong-Gu
• Is Part Of: European journal of cardiovascular nursing. Volume 13:Number 1(2014)
• Page Start: 48
• Page End: 54
• Publication Date: 2014-02-01
• Subjects: Health-related quality of life -- social support -- heart disease -- Chinese; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Nursing -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular Diseases -- nursing -- Periodicals; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Vascular Diseases -- Periodicals; 610.7369105
• DOI: 10.1177/1474515113476995
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1474-5151

Abstract

Abstract: Aim: This study aimed to explore and identify the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and perceived social support among Chinese patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in mainland China. Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted with a convenience sample of 200 Chinese patients with CHD recruited from the cardiac outpatient departments of two university-affiliated hospitals in Xi'an, China. The Chinese Mandarin versions of the Short-form 36-item health survey (CM:SF-36) and the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (CM:MOS-SSS) were administered to assess HRQoL and perceived social support. Results: The results indicated that Chinese patients with CHD reported a poorer HRQoL and lower social support compared with their Western and Hong Kong counterparts. Multiple regression analyses identified four significant predictors of deteriorated physical health (increasing age, co-morbidity with heart failure or hypertension, and smoking status) and two significant predictors of poor mental health (co-morbidity with heart failure and perceived social support). Conclusions: Health status and social support in Chinese people with CHD should be routinely assessed and, where feasible, addressed through appropriate individually tailored interventions.