Health-Related Quality of Life among Atrial fibrillation Patients Undergoing Anticoagulation Therapy (original) (raw)

Epidemiology, biostatistics, and public health, 2018

Abstract

In Malaysia, studies sought to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients undergoing anticogaultaion therapy are still recent and scarce as there is no specific tool available. This cross sectional descriptive study was undertaken with a representative cohort of atrial fibrillation patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy. Using prevalence based sampling techniques, a total of 339 patients were recruited from the Anticoagulation Clinics at two public hospitals in Penang, Malaysia. A bilingual specific instrument; Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS) and a generic instrument; the European Quality of Life scale (EQ-5D-3L) were used for data collection. The mean (SD) age of the patients was 60.4±14.5 years, with 204 (60.2%) males dominating the entire study. The majority of patients were from lower socioeconomic level and one third of subjects had a secondary level of education. DASS instrument presented a good average score of 70.8 (±19.8), while t...

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