Quality of life and acceptance of illness among patients with chronic respiratory diseases
| Autor: | Dorota Bielska, Helena Knap-Czechowska, Krzysztof Kassolik, Andrzej Steciwko, Bożena Mroczek, Waldemar Andrzejewski, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Donata Kurpas, Anna Gryko |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Psychometrics Physiology Respiratory Tract Diseases Clinical state World health Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Psychological support Medicine Humans In patient Psychiatry Adult patients business.industry General Neuroscience Mean age Middle Aged Patient Satisfaction Chronic Disease Quality of Life Female business |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory physiologyneurobiology. 187(1) |
| ISSN: | 1878-1519 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to determine quality of life (QoL) and acceptance of illness in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. The study involved 315 adult patients of the mean age of 63.9±15.7 years. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Short Form and the Acceptance of Illness Scale were used. The mean score for QoL was 2.0±1.3. The highest scores were obtained in the Social Relationship Domain (13.9±2.7) and the lowest in the Environmental Domain (10.5±2.2). The strongest correlations within QoL domains were noted between Physical and Psychological Domains: r=0.611 (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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