Key result
Patient quality of life was moderately correlated with caregiver burden in pulmonary hypertension (r = 0.39, p < 0.003).
Why the study?
Quality of life and caregiver burden are essential constructs in pulmonary hypertension, but their relationship had not previously been investigated.
Cross-Sectional (n=72)
In patients with pulmonary hypertension, there is a moderate correlation between patient quality of life and caregiver burden, highlighting the broader psychosocial impact of the disease.
May warrant dyad assessment in pulmonary hypertension care; leaves open causal direction and intervention effects.
Both quality of life (QoL) and caregiver burden are essential constructs in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) however; their relationship has never been investigated before. The aim of this study was to evaluate if there was any relationship between patients’ QoL and caregiver burden. Patients with PH and their caregivers were included. Patients’ age, sex, World Health Organization (WHO) functional class, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (sPAP), and six-minute walk distances (6MWD) were recorded. Patients’ QoL was assessed using emPHasis-10 and caregiver burden with the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale. 72 patient-caregiver dyads were included. Caregiver burden was significantly correlated with the QoL( r = 0.39 p < .003), but was not correlated with other clinical parameters. Patients’ QoL showed significant negative correlation with the 6MWD( r = −0.46 p < .005). There is a moderate correlation between QoL and caregiver burden. Clinical parameters influence QoL, but they do not affect caregiver burden.
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Kocakaya et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Pulmonary Hypertension (n=72). Patient quality of life was evaluated on Correlation between patients' quality of life and caregiver burden (r = 0.39, p=<0.003). Patient quality of life was moderately correlated with caregiver burden in pulmonary hypertension (r = 0.39, p < 0.003).
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