Key result
Meaning of life related to heart disease was significantly correlated with quality of life scores in patients undergoing repeat coronary artery angioplasty (p <.05).
Why the study?
Following angioplasty for coronary artery disease, patients may search for a new meaning of life, prompting evaluation of its relationship to quality of life after repeat angioplasty.
Cross-Sectional (n=144)
Yes
p-value: p=<.05
In patients undergoing repeat coronary angioplasty, finding meaning in heart disease is significantly correlated with improved quality of life.
May inform supportive care in repeat angioplasty; hypothesis-generating for meaning-based interventions pending prospective data.
Purpose Following angioplasty for coronary artery disease, patients may search for a new meaning of life. The purpose of this study was to determine patients ‘meaning of life related to heart disease and its relationship to quality of life after repeat coronary artery angioplasty. Methods The current descriptive-correlation study recruited 144 patients with coronary artery disease admitted to hospitals in Karaj, Iran. Data were collected using a demographics questionnaire, the Meaning in Heart Disease (MHD) instrument, and the Iranian version of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), and were analyzed with descriptive statistics and the Pearson correlation. Findings There was a significant relationship between the meaning of life related to heart disease (creating illusions, changing goals, reattribution, and meaning congruence) and quality of life scores ( p <.05). Conclusion The majority of the patients undergoing repeat angioplasty used the creation of illusions to support a positive attitude toward their heart disease. Nursing interventions based on the individual patient's meaning of life can promote health and life quality.
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Barsaei et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary artery disease after repeat angioplasty (n=144). Meaning of life related to heart disease was evaluated on Relationship between meaning of life related to heart disease and quality of life scores (p=<.05). Meaning of life related to heart disease was significantly correlated with quality of life scores in patients undergoing repeat coronary artery angioplasty (p <.05).
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