Activity performance problems of patients with cardiac diseases and their
impact on quality of life |
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Authors: | Neslihan Duruturk Eda Tonga Metin Karatas Ersin Doganozu |
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Institution: | 1) Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Baskent University, Turkey;2) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baskent University, Turkey;3) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Purpose] To describe the functional consequences of patients with cardiac diseases and
analyze associations between activity limitations and quality of life. Subjects and
Methods] Seventy subjects (mean age: 60.1±12.0 years) were being treated by Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation and Cardiology Departments were included in the study.
Activity limitations and participation restrictions as perceived by the individual were
measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The Nottingham Extended
Activities of Daily Living (NEADL) Scale was used to describe limitations in daily living
activities. To detect the impact of activity limitations on quality of life the Nottingham
Health Profile (NHP) was used. Results] The subjects described 46 different types of
problematic activities. The five most identified problems were walking (45.7%), climbing
up the stairs (41.4%), bathing (30%), dressing (28.6%) and outings (27.1%). The
associations between COPM performance score with all subgroups of NEADL and NHP; total,
energy, physical abilities subgroups, were statistically significant. Conclusion] Our
results showed that patients with cardiac diseases reported problems with a wide range of
activities, and that also quality of life may be affected by activities of daily living.
COPM can be provided as a patient-focused outcome measure, and it may be a useful tool for
identifying those problems.Key words: Activity limitation, Cardiac diseases, Quality of life |
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