Symptom clusters and quality of life among patients with chronic heart failure: A cross‐sectional study

Aim This study aimed to identify symptom clusters among patients with chronic heart failure (HF) and examine their independent relationships with quality of life (QoL). Methods A descriptive cross‐sectional design was adopted, and 201 Chinese participants were recruited. Their symptom profiles and Q...

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Published in:Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS 2021-01, Vol.18 (1), p.e12366-n/a
Main Authors: Hu, Yinyi, Jiang, Jiaoming, Xu, Liyuan, Wang, Cui, Wang, Pengxiao, Yang, Biwen, Tao, Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chronic heart failure
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease management
Dyspnea
Emotions
Fatigue
Heart Failure
Humans
Ischemia
Nursing
Pain
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Surveys and Questionnaires
symptom clusters
Syndrome
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Summary:Aim This study aimed to identify symptom clusters among patients with chronic heart failure (HF) and examine their independent relationships with quality of life (QoL). Methods A descriptive cross‐sectional design was adopted, and 201 Chinese participants were recruited. Their symptom profiles and QoL were assessed using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale‐Heart Failure and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the symptom clusters. Pearson's correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted to examine their independent relationships with QoL. Results Six distinct symptom clusters were identified: the fatigue, dyspneic, discomfort, congestive, ischemic, and emotional symptom clusters. These six symptom clusters accounted for 57.508% of the variance in patient symptom experiences and were positively related to their overall QoL. Moreover, the fatigue (β = .317, p 
ISSN:1742-7932
1742-7924
DOI:10.1111/jjns.12366