A causal model for health-related quality of life among Thai adolescents with congenital heart disease
| Autor: | Sathima Suratham, Nopporn Vongsirimas, Tassanee Prasopkittikun, Arunrat Srichantaranit |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health related quality of life
Gerontology Data collection Heart disease business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Intervention (counseling) medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Path analysis (statistics) business General Environmental Science Causal model |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Health Research. 36:929-938 |
| ISSN: | 2586-940X 0857-4421 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/jhr-11-2020-0520 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe objective of this study was to examine the causal relationships among sex, social support, disease severity, symptoms, physical activity, general health perception and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Thai adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD).Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study was conducted using convenience sampling to recruit 200 Thai adolescents with CHD aged between 13 and18 years from four tertiary university hospitals in Bangkok. Interview method and self-administered questionnaires were used for data collection held between November 2018 and February 2019. Data were analyzed using path analysis to test the hypothesized model of the relationships.FindingsThe causal model of HRQOL revealed a good fit with the data. This model of relationship could explain 48% of the variances in HRQOL. Only direct effects of disease severity, symptoms and social support on HRQOL were found while indirect effects were not.Originality/valueDue to the lack of study focusing on factors influencing HRQOL in Thai adolescents with CHD, this empirical study provides the evidence in Thai literature. The modifiable influencing factors for HRQOL found in this study can be manipulated through psycho-educational intervention given to the adolescents and significant others, especially parents, to help increase quality of life in adolescents with CHD. |
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