title: Evaluation of quality of life among patients with ischemic heart disease who practiced self-care activities at home after elective percutaneous coronary intervention.
abstract: The present study compares health-related QOL between patients who practiced self-care activities comprising exercise and diet at home for at least 6 months (SA group; n = 84) after elective PCI and those who did not (NA group; n = 54). Health-related (HR) QOL was measured using the SF-36 questionnaire. Scores for two mental and three physical parameters of the HRQOL were increased in the SA, but not in the NA group. These findings indicated that the QOL was far superior among patients who exercised and consumed an appropriate diet at home for at least 6 months after elective PCI compared with those who did not.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Health Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan, yuzuyuzu54710@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takematsu
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasebe
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moriwaki
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kotera
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagami
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furubayashi
authors.forename: Sayoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Ikuko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Kenzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibayama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires