Healthcare needs and Quality of Life in Youths with Congenital Heart Disease: Health-Promoting Behaviors as a Mediator
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Journal Volume
50
Pages
e113-e118
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Abstract
Purpose: The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between healthcare needs, health-promoting behaviors and quality of life (QoL) of youths with congenital heart disease (CHD), and to determine whether health-promoting behaviors were a mediating variable. Design and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted recruiting 205 youths aged 15 to 24 with either ventricular septal defect (VSD) or tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect demographic information; furthermore, the thickness of the triceps skinfold was measured. The Healthcare Needs Scale for Youth with CHD, Adolescent Health Promotion-short form scale, and World Health Organization QoL-BREF scale were administered, and Pearson's correlation, multiple regressions, and the Sobel test were conducted. Results: The triceps skinfold of participants with VSD was significantly thicker than that of participants with TOF (p < 0.05). Healthcare needs, health-promoting behaviors, and QoL were positively correlated. The overall health-promoting behaviors served as a partial mediator between overall healthcare needs and QoL, accounting for 40.1% of the total variation. Conclusions: The study illustrates that health-promoting behaviors have an impact on healthcare needs and QoL of youths with CHD. The development of tailored health consulting interventions to fulfill healthcare needs is required to improve physical and psychosocial wellness among youths with CHD. Practice implications: Targeting individual and public health strategies for enhancing health-promoting behaviors should be integrated in CHD care planning. ? 2019 Elsevier Inc.
Subjects
Congenital heart disease; Health care transition; Health-promoting behaviors; Healthcare needs; Quality of life
SDGs
Other Subjects
adolescent; congenital heart malformation; cross-sectional study; female; health promotion; health service; human; male; procedures; psychology; quality of life; questionnaire; skinfold thickness; young adult; Adolescent; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Promotion; Health Services Needs and Demand; Heart Defects, Congenital; Humans; Male; Quality of Life; Skinfold Thickness; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
Publisher
W.B. Saunders
Type
journal article