The Heterogeneity of Physical and Anxiety Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Patients With Heart Failure: A Latent Class Analysis.
J Cardiovasc Nurs
; 37(6): 558-569, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Patients with heart failure (HF) experience a severe burden of symptoms and reduced quality of life (QoL). However, little is known about the heterogeneity of these symptoms and the association with QoL.OBJECTIVES:
The aims of this study were to conduct a latent class analysis on co-occurring physical and anxiety symptoms and to determine whether the underlying subgroups differ regarding the QoL among patients with HF.METHODS:
The authors of this cross-sectional study recruited 329 patients with HF from 2 hospitals. Patients' symptoms and QoL were self-reported, and data were analyzed using latent class analysis, χ 2 test, analysis of variance, and hierarchical linear regression analysis.RESULTS:
Three latent classes (all low, all high, and high physical-partial anxiety) were identified based on the occurrence of patients' physical and anxiety symptoms. Patients with a lower body mass index, a worse New York Heart Association class, and a longer disease duration were more likely to belong to the all-high class. Hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that distinct subgroups (all low vs all high ß = -0.299, P < .001; all low vs high physical-partial anxiety ß = -0.228, P < .001) were significantly associated with the physical summary component score for QoL. Likewise, distinct subgroups (all low vs all high ß = -0.509, P < .001; all low vs high physical-partial anxiety ß = -0.128, P = .012) were significantly associated with the mental summary component score for QoL.CONCLUSIONS:
Patients with HF showed heterogeneity in physical and anxiety symptoms; the subgroup with severe symptoms exhibited a poor QoL. The associations between symptom subgroups and QoL require targeted symptom-based interventions.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cardiovasc Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article