Volume 27, Issue 3
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2018.1074
Health-related quality of life, anxiety, depression and spiritual wellbeing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the health-related quality of life -HRQOL, anxiety, depression and spiritual well-being in patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -COPD. The sample consisted of 71 patients with a mean age of 72 years. The study design was descriptive correlational. Instruments: Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, MOS SF-36, questionnaire Airways (AQ-20), Spirituality Index of Well-Being (SIWB) and The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale -HADS. Results: The physical-quality-of-life index of MOS-SF36 had a lower score with respect to the mental summary index, at a general level the HRQoL of these patients was favorable. Regarding multiple linear regression analysis, there was a negative relationship of anxiety with quality of life measured with AQ-20. The results confirm the weight of negative emotions on the perception of quality of life of patients with COPD.
Keywords
Health-related quality of life, anxiety, depression, spiritual wellbeing, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease