Physical and Psychosocial aspects for patients with Heart Failure

Authors

  • Ibrahim A. K. Al-Ashour University Of Kufa / Faculty of Nursing
  • Jihad Jawad Kadhim University Of Kufa / Faculty of Nursing
  • Mohammed Hakim Shamran University Of Kufa / Faculty of Nursing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36320/ajb/v10.i1.8198

Keywords:

Physical, Psychological aspect, Patient, Heart failure

Abstract

A descriptive study used to find the relationship between physical and psychosocial aspects and heart failure. The study was carried out during the period from (October 2013 to May 2014). The study aims to find out Physical and psychosocial aspects for patients with heart failure in Al-Sadder medical city, in the ICU and CCU units, to identify the relationship between the physical and psychosocial aspects for heart failure. A purposive sample of (30) patient in the ICU and CCU units in Al- Sadder medical city in Al – Najaf Al – Ashraf Governorate. The data were collected through used of questionnaire was developed and modified by researchers format of viewing with patient that available in the ICU and CCU units. The questionnaire consisted of three major part, the first part was concerning Sociodemographic characteristics, consisted of (9) items, the second part of the questionnaire was comprised of (10) items that related to disease distribution characteristics and clinical manifestations, the last part concerning about the physical and psychosocial aspects and this part have (47) item. The validity through reviewing the questionnaire by a panel study of (9) experts. The data were analyze through the application of descriptive statistical analyze include (frequency & percentage) and the application of inferential statistical analyze that include (person correlation coefficient and Chi-square).

The finding of the present study indicate that there is highly significance for physical domain with the age, marital status, Occupational Status, Socioeconomic Status, Disease chronicity, Disease duration, Cardiomyopathy and Pneumothorax. Also highly significance for psychological domain with the age, marital status, and level of education, Occupational Status, Socioeconomic Status, Disease chronicity, Disease duration and Cardiomyopathy.

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Published

2018-05-29

How to Cite

A. K. Al-Ashour, I., Jawad Kadhim, J., & Hakim Shamran, M. (2018). Physical and Psychosocial aspects for patients with Heart Failure. Al-Kufa University Journal for Biology, 10(1), 173–184. https://doi.org/10.36320/ajb/v10.i1.8198

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