Quality of Life for Saudi Patients With Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Correlational Study

Abstract

Introduction:Heart failure is a major public health issue and a growing concern in developing countries, including Saudi Arabia. Most related research was conducted in Western cultures and may have limited applicability for individuals in Saudi Arabia. Thus, this study assesses the quality of life of Saudi patients with heart failure.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional correlational design was used on a convenient sample of 103 patients with heart failure. Data were collected using the Short Form-36 and the Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey.Results:Overall, the patients’ scores were low for all domains of Quality of Life. The Physical Component Summary and Mental Component Summary mean scores and SDs were (36.7±12.4, 48.8±6.5) respectively, indicating poor Quality of Life. Left ventricular ejection fraction was the strongest predictor of both physical and mental summaries.Conclusion:Identifying factors that impact quality of life for Saudi heart failure patients is important in identifying and meeting their physical and psychosocial needs.

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“…However, this study did not corroborate those findings, possible due to the underlying Jordanian cultural domain. Jordanians tend to hide their emotional feelings during illness from their families and the public, and they try to avoid asking for social and emotional support (27 (27). It should be noted that while the social and emotional domains obtained better scores than the physical, these were still lower scores of the global studies (12).…”

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“…It is well-known that there are many factors affecting the QOL for patients with HF. These factors include but are not limited to: age, gender, culture, social support, and marital status (AbuRuz, Alaloul, Saifan, Masa'deh, & Abusalem, 2015;Alaloul, AbuRuz, Moser, Hall, & Al-Sadi, 2016), functional class, duration of HF, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), other comorbidities and psychosocial status (Chung, Moser, Lennie, & Frazier, 2012). It has been shown that social support improved patients' health outcomes.…”

“…One of the traditional religious customs among Muslim and Arabic cultures is to provide social support to persons when they are sick or in need for assistance (AbuRuz et al, 2015). The trajectory for HF patients is characterized by deterioration of physical functioning resulting in acute medical crises that often lead to hospitalization, dependency, and impairment in QOL (Huang et al, 2010).…”