title: Health behaviors and quality of life among patients with chronic respiratory disease.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze health behaviors of patients with chronic respiratory disease and the correlations between health behaviors (HB) and quality of life (QoL). The study involved 256 adult patients (135 women and 121 men), mean age was 62.6 ± 16.1 years, with chronic respiratory disease. The research tools consisted of the Health Behavior Inventory (HBI) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Short Form. The mean general score for HB was 85.6 ± 17.8. Most patients (74 persons) obtained high scores (7-10 stens). The strongest correlations between QoL and HB were as follows: Psychological Domain correlated with positive mental attitude (r = 0.308, p < 0.001), healthy eating habits (r = 0.224, p = 0.001), and with the level of health behaviors (r = 0.222, p = 0.003); Social Relationship Domain correlated with positive mental attitude (r = 0.282, p < 0.001) and healthy eating habits (r = 0.238, p < 0.001). We conclude that QoL in patients with chronic respiratory diseases is significantly shaped by their health behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 1 Syrokomli Street, 51-141, Wroclaw, Poland, dkurpas@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kurpas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mroczek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jasinska
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bielska
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nitsch-Osuch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kassolik
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Andrzejewski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gryko
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Krzyzanowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steciwko
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors