Health status and quality of life of survivors of extra corporeal membrane oxygenation: A cross-sectional study
Journal
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Abstract
Aims: To understand the influential factors related to quality of life for adult patients who have undergone extra corporeal membrane oxygenation. Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an invasive treatment for critically ill patients requiring temporary cardiac or respiratory support. Most studies have focused on survival outcomes for patients; few have evaluated health-related quality of life. Design: A cross-sectional design. Methods: Data were collected in 2013 from a convenience sample of adult patients who had survived treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation between 2009–2011. Structured questionnaires collected data about health status. The Short Form 36-item questionnaire measured quality of life. Results: The 100 participants averaged 48·95?years of age. Pearson's correlation showed two measures of health status had significant correlations with quality of life: the Barthel Index and the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; two measures had significant negative correlations: Charlson's Comorbidity Index and the Nottingham Health Profile-part II. Mean scores for the physical and mental component summaries of the Short Form-36 questionnaire were 49·25 and 48·13 respectively. These component scores had significant negative correlations with the Nottingham health profile-part II. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis indicated the number of life areas affected on the Nottingham health profile-part II was a common factor influencing both the mental and physical component summaries scores for quality of life. Conclusions: Social participation was a common factor influencing quality of life. Examining health status and quality of life of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors can help nurses determine interventions for effectively improving health-related quality of life. ? 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Subjects
extra corporeal membrane oxygenation; health status; nurses; quality of life
SDGs
Other Subjects
cross-sectional study; daily life activity; extracorporeal oxygenation; female; health status; human; male; middle aged; quality of life; questionnaire; survivor; Activities of Daily Living; Cross-Sectional Studies; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Female; Health Status; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Quality of Life; Surveys and Questionnaires; Survivors
Type
journal article