Cor Vasa 2020, 62(6):588-594 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2020.038

(Interventions in Care of Patients with Heart Failure for Improvement of Quality of Life)

Katka Bobčíková, Radka Bužgová
Ústav ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, Lékařská fakulta Ostravské univerzity, Ostrava-Vítkovice

Aim: The aim of the overview article is to analyze any studies focusing on the evaluation of the quality of life of patients with heart failure in connection with interventions in the care of these patients which could improve their quality of life.

Methods: The databases Medline, Cinahl, and PubMed were used for the research. Studies published between 2014 and 2019, in Czech and English language, available in full text were searched. They also had to focus on the evaluation of quality of life using a tool designed for the quality of life assessment in patients with heart failure. The overview includes studies which focused on the quality of life evaluation in the context of interventions in the care of patients with heart failure. Study proceedings and qualitative studies were excluded from the overview. Furthermore, there were also excluded studies focusing on the quality of life evaluation and interventions in the care of patients with different diseases than the heart failure.

Results: A total of 8 studies and a 1 meta-analysis were included in the overview. Based on the topic, it is possible to categorize them in studies focusing on the use of modern technology in the care of patients, the issue of physical activity - specifically performance and exercise programs - and the issue of interdisciplinary care. To evaluate the quality of life, the presented studies mostly used Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ).

Conclusion: Based on the results of the presented studies it is possible to state that the intervention in the area of exercise programs are beneficial and efficient for the patients with heart failure since they improve their quality of life. Also, the programs with interdisciplinary focus regarding palliative care, psychospiritual intervention, or supportive care seem efficient.

Keywords: Care, Evaluation, Heart failure, Intervention, Patient, Quality of life

Received: March 26, 2020; Revised: April 28, 2020; Accepted: May 6, 2020; Published: December 11, 2020  Show citation

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