title: Quality of life and acceptance of illness among patients with chronic respiratory diseases.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine quality of life (QoL) and acceptance of illness in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. The study involved 315 adult patients of the mean age of 63.9±15.7 years. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Short Form and the Acceptance of Illness Scale were used. The mean score for QoL was 2.0±1.3. The highest scores were obtained in the Social Relationship Domain (13.9±2.7) and the lowest in the Environmental Domain (10.5±2.2). The strongest correlations within QoL domains were noted between Physical and Psychological Domains: r=0.611 (p<0.001), Psychological and Social Domains: r=0.605 (p<0.001). The overall degree of illness acceptance was low (26.0±7.8). The strongest correlations were observed between illness acceptance and Physical: r=0.591 (p<0.001) and Psychological Domains: r=0.450 (p<0.001). We conclude that illness acceptance can be augmented by improving the patient's clinical state and by the provision of psychological support and QoL by improving the Psychological and Environmental Domains.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 1 Syrokomli St., 51-141 Wroclaw, Poland. dkurpas@hotmail.com
authors: Donata
authors: D
authors: Kurpas
authors: Bozena
authors: B
authors: Mroczek
authors: Helena
authors: H
authors: Knap-Czechowska
authors: Dorota
authors: D
authors: Bielska
authors: Aneta
authors: A
authors: Nitsch-Osuch
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Kassolik
authors: Waldemar
authors: W
authors: Andrzejewski
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Gryko
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Steciwko
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires