Sense of Coherence and Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Antivitamin K Oral Anticoagulants: A Cross-Sectional Study

Anguas-Gracia, Ana; Subirón-Valera, Ana Belén; Rodríguez-Roca, Beatriz; Gasch-Gallén, Ángel; Antón-Solanas, Isabel; Urcola‐Pardo, Fernando

doi:10.3390/ijerph18041668

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“…Another reason for the weak mediation effect of SOC on the relationship between functional status and HRQOL was the functional status class composition of the participants. High disease severity predicts a significant association between SOC and HRQOL (Vähäaho et al, 2021), whereas⁠ low disease severity predicts a nonsignificant correlation between SOC and HRQOL (Anguas-Gracia et al, 2021). Because most of the participants in this study were in NYHA Class II, the effect of SOC on the relationship between functional status and HRQOL was weaker than in samples with participants in higher disease severity classes (i.e., NYHA Classes III and IV).…”

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Sense of Coherence as a Mediator Between Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure

LEE,

HSU,

LIU

et al. 2024

Journal of Nursing Research

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Background Poor functional status relating to heart failure (HF) negatively affects health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Patients with HF, especially those with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV HF, often exhibit poor HRQOL because of physical limitations and HF-related symptoms. Although sense of coherence (SOC) has been reported to be a determinant of HRQOL, its role as a mediator between functional status and HRQOL remains unclear, and few studies have explored the prevalence of HF in patients in NYHA Classes I and II. Purpose This study was designed to investigate SOC as a mediator between different functional status classes and HRQOL in patients with HF. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with HF recruited from a hospital in northern Taiwan from April 2020 to September 2020. The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire and a questionnaire on sociodemographic characteristics; functional classification in terms of NYHA Classes I, II, and III; and SOC were administered. The PROCESS v3.5 (by Andrew F. Hayes) macro was applied to analyze the effects, and Model 4 was used to examine the mediating role of SOC on the relationship between NYHA functional class and HRQOL. Results Of the 295 participants, SOC was found to mediate the effects of functional status on HRQOL more significantly in patients in Class II than those in Class III but not more significantly in patients in Class I than those in Class III. A weaker mediating effect of SOC was noted on the relationship between functional status and HRQOL in patients with HF in NYHA Class II than those in Class III. Conclusions In patients with HF, poor functional status often reduces HRQOL significantly. SOC mediates the relationship between functional status and HRQOL more significantly in those in NYHA Class II than those in Class III. Nursing staff should work to increase patients' SOC by strengthening their coping capacity and improving their functional status to improve their HRQOL.

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Sense of Coherence as a Mediator Between Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure

LEE,

HSU,

LIU

et al. 2024

Journal of Nursing Research

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Work on the Quality of Life of Indian College Teachers

Adhiya¹,

Gawali²

2022

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One of the primary tasks of college teachers is to improve the learners’ quality of life by imparting knowledge and application through various courses. But what is the price of moving towards this excellence? The existing research suggests that college teachers’ quality of life is compromised. This, in turn impacts their effectiveness, enthusiasm and creativity in teaching, learning and assessment. Fostering teachers’ quality of life hence is crucial. This research investigation attempts to measure and compare three of the important predictors of teachers’ quality of life, i.e., their perceived meaningfulness at work, sense of coherence and self-actualizing tendencies. The study employs a cross-sectional survey design. A convenient, purposive randomly selected sample of 80 college teachers of a metro city college is administered standardized, psychometrically robust self-report questionnaires. Data was analysed with correlations, linear regressions and one-way ANOVA statistics. Findings reveal that a perceived sense of coherence and self-actualization strongly influences the average quality of teachers’ lives. Furthermore, spending time with family strongly correlated with all aspects of teachers’ quality of life: physical, psychological, social, and environmental health. These results strongly urge us to pay attention to teachers’ quality-of-life, create workspaces for them that provide opportunities for meaningfulness, and a sense of coherence. Re-defining their roles and workloads in the national policy-making of education is imperative, failing which the very pillars of education are at a threat.

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Sense of Coherence and Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Antivitamin K Oral Anticoagulants: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Sense of Coherence as a Mediator Between Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure

Sense of Coherence as a Mediator Between Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure

Work on the Quality of Life of Indian College Teachers

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