A study on quality of life and lived experiences of cad survivors in Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar
Amit Kumar Dubey, Kundan Kumar, Himanshu Kumar, Gudiya Kumari, Mahi Kumari and Dr. P Ponnarasi
Introduction: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports coronary artery disease (CAD) accounts for approximately 610,000 deaths annually (estimated 1 in 4 deaths) and is the leading cause of mortality in the United States. It is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide and is associated with 17.8 million deaths annually. A large percentage of this burden is found in low and middle income countries like India; this accounts for nearly 7 million deaths and 129 million DALYs annually and is a huge global economic burden. Coronary artery disease caused disturb of physical, psychological, and social aspects on quality of life. The aims in this study was to examine effecting factors of quality of life (QOL).
Objectives of the study: To find the quality of life among CAD survivors • To find lived experiences of CAD survivors admitted in NMCH.
Methodology: The research approach used in the study was quantitative research approach and the research design is descriptive study. In this study sampling was done by purposive sampling method. The setting of the study were Narayan Medical College And Hospital. The Target population in this study were all all the CAD patients. The accessible population was Selected patients at Narayan Medical College and Hospital. Structured questionnaire was of 14 questions, were asked by samples. The investigator collected data from 30 patients, who were came for treatment in Narayan medical hospital.
Result: In this study majority (56.7%) of patient have medium level of HRQOL score (0-14), 26.7% of patient have low level of HRQOL score and 16.7% of patient have high level of score. The significant association between selected demographical variables i.e. age, gender, religion, education, occupation, family, lifestyle ill habits, duration of illness, past family history with HRQOL Score was tested by chi square test, p value was found greater than 0.05. So, there is no significant association with demographic variables and HRQOL scores. The standard deviation of total HRQOL score is 6.777.
Amit Kumar Dubey, Kundan Kumar, Himanshu Kumar, Gudiya Kumari, Mahi Kumari, Dr. P Ponnarasi. A study on quality of life and lived experiences of cad survivors in Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar. Int J Adv Res Med Surg Nurs 2024;6(2):10-13. DOI: 10.33545/surgicalnursing.2024.v6.i2a.189