Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics, medical condition, and family support of HF patients.
| Characteristics | HFrEF | HFpEF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |
| Age (years old) | 55.67 (11.10) | |||
| 25–35 | 12 | 9.0 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 36–45 | 16 | 11.9 | 12 | 9.0 |
| 46–55 | 30 | 22.4 | 34 | 25.4 |
| 56–65 | 16 | 11.9 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Gender | ||||
| Man | 54 | 40.3 | 28 | 20.9 |
| Woman | 20 | 14.9 | 32 | 23.9 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployment | 45 | 33.6 | 35 | 26.1 |
| Employment | 29 | 21.6 | 25 | 18.7 |
| Education level | ||||
| Low | 40 | 29.9 | 30 | 22.4 |
| Intermediate | 30 | 22.4 | 28 | 20.9 |
| High | 4 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.5 |
| NYHA functional class | ||||
| NYHA I | 8 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NYHA II | 52 | 38.8 | 0 | 0 |
| NYHA III | 14 | 10.4 | 28 | 20.9 |
| NYHA IV | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23.9 |
| Number of years having Congestive HF disease (months) | 18.05 (11.63) | |||
| 1–12 | 66 | 49.2 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 13–24 | 6 | 4.5 | 12 | 9.0 |
| 25–36 | 2 | 1.5 | 34 | 25.3 |
| 37–48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| >60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Ejection fraction | 74 | 55.2 | 60 | 44.8 |
| Family support | ||||
| High | 34 | 25.4 | 30 | 22.4 |
| Low | 40 | 29.9 | 30 | 22.3 |
Table 2.
Associations between demographic data, medical condition, family support, and HRQOL.
Table 3.
The association between HRQOL with the reduced and preserved ejection fraction.
| HRQOL Sub-Scale | Mean (SD) | HFrEF (<40%) | HFpEF (≥50%) | t | Sig.* | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | 32.61 ± 6.67 | 26.87 ± 5.25 | 37.27 ± 3.11 | −10.08 | 0.001 | −12.46 to −8.34 |
| Psychological | 16.13 ± 2.75 | 14.20 ± 2.39 | 17.70 ± 1.89 | −6.68 | 0.001 | −4.55 to −2.45 |
| Total | 48.75 ± 9.16 | 41.07 ± 7.54 | 54.97 ± 4.36 | −16.84 | 0.001 | −16.84 to −9.45 |