Testing of a health-related quality of life model in patients with heart failure: A cross-sectional, correlational study

Seongkum Heo, Terry A. Lennie, Debra K. Moser, Sandra B. Dunbar, Susan J. Pressler, Jin Shil Kim

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Abstract

Psychological symptoms, physical symptoms, and behavioral factors can affect health-related quality of life (HRQOL) through different pathways, but the relationships have not been fully tested in prior theoretical models. The purpose of this study was to examine direct and indirect relationships of demographic (age), biological/physiological (comorbidity), psychological (depressive symptoms), social (social support), physical (physical symptoms and functional status), and behavioral (dietary sodium adherence) factors to HRQOL. Data from 358 patients with heart failure were analyzed using structural equation modeling. There was a good model fit: Chi-square = 5.488, p = .241, RMSEA = .032, CFI = .998, TLI = .985, and SRMR = .018. Psychological symptoms, physical symptoms, and demographic factors were directly and indirectly associated, while behavioral and biological/physiological factors were indirectly associated with HRQOL through different pathways.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-111
Number of pages7
JournalGeriatric Nursing
Volume44
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2022

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Keywords

  • Health-related quality of life
  • Models
  • Theoretical

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gerontology

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