Abstract: |
Background: Being not fully explored, This study aimed to assess the impact
of anticoagulation management on the Health-Related Quality of Life
(HRQoL) and Psychological Distress (PD) of cardiac patients on warfarin
therapy in Egypt. Methods: Using Arabic versions of the World Health
Organization Quality of Life Assessment Brief Form (WHOQOL-BREF) and
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), patients on warfarin were
evaluated across four WHOQOL-BREF domains: social, psychological,
environmental, and physical. PD, differentiating between anxiety and
depression, was assessed through HADS.
Results: We assessed 302 patients (57% of participants were males). The
social domain had the highest mean score (56.05±16.899), followed by
psychological (48.89±18.83), environmental (46.26±13.809), and physical
domains (36.23±18.575). Depression mean score (9±8.401) exceeded anxiety
(6.83±7.939), with 51% experiencing depression and 40.4% anxiety. Positive
correlations were found among WHOQOL-BREF domains, with a strong
negative correlation between anxiety and depression (r = -0.93, p < 0.001).
Significant associations were noted between comorbidities, employment status,
marital status, and HRQoL/PD indicators. Comorbidities other than
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and employment status significantly correlated
with physical and social domains (p < 0.001 each). Marital status correlated
significantly with psychological and social domains (p < 0.001 each), and
depression and anxiety were significantly correlated with marital status (p =
0.031 and p = 0.049, respectively).
Conclusion: participants reported higher HRQoL scores in the social domain,
with depression prevalence exceeding anxiety. Socio-demographic and clinical
factors significantly influenced HRQoL and PD, providing insights into factors
affecting CVD patients' well-being during anticoagulation therapy in a sector
of Egyptian population.
Keywords
WHOQOL-BREF; HADS; warfarin patients; QoL; anxiety; depression;
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