title: Predictors of quality of life in hospitalized cardiac patients.
abstract: This cross-sectional investigation examined relationships between Sense of Coherence (SOC), age, gender, race, education, length of illness, and Quality of Life (QOLS) in 121 hospitalized cardiac patients (mean age 61.7 years), varying in condition and treatment regimen. QOLS scores were relatively good; SOC scores were slightly lower than other groups. SOC predicted QOLS alone, and in conjunction with age, gender, race, length of illness, and education, which did not predict QOLS separately. Thus, an important interdisciplinary goal is to help cardiac patients perceive life as comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful (as measured by SOC), as this greatly influences Quality of Life.
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. kbruscia@temple.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bruscia
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shultis
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dennery
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dileo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D055809:Illness Behavior; D007389:Internal-External Control; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000523:psychology; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires