Advanced and Specialized Nursing, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Care Planning, Community and Home Care
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Relationship Between Functional Capacity and Health Related Quality of Life Among Cardiac Patients Sawroop Dhillon, Harmeet Kaur Kang National Journal of Community Medicine, 2023 Background: Cardiac diseases make the patients prone for decline in their functional capacity and a diminished quality of life. The aim of the study is to assess relationship between functional capacity and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) among cardiac patients. Methodology: This correlational research was carried out by examining cardiac patients who were receiving treatment at the selected hospital of Punjab, India. 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and Quality of Life SF-36 were used to assess functional capacity and HRQOL among subjects. Results: Of the 196 cardiac patients, 80.1% patients were not able to cover more than 250 m of walking distance during 6MWT, depicting to have a low Functional capacity. Results also revealed that all (n=196) cardiac patients had poor quality of life. Furthermore, a significant mild positive correlation (.223) between the functional capacity and HRQOL was found among these cardiac patients. Conclusion: Functional capacity and quality of life are directly related to each other. Poor the functional capacity poor is the quality of life of cardiac patients. Thus, the results point towards the need for early involvement of patients in cardiac rehabilitation in order to improve health and prevent future complications.
Depression and Physical activity among cardiac patients undergone cardiac events: a correlational study Sawroop Dhillon, Harmeet Kaur Kang Investigacion Y Educacion En Enfermeria, 2023 Objective. To assess prevalence of depression and its relationship with physical activity among individuals who haveexperienced a cardiac event.
 Methods. This descriptive study involved 196 cardiac patients receiving treatment at selected cardiac hospitals of Punjab (India). Subjects were chosen using purposive sampling technique. After getting informed written consents from the participants the data was collected using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).
 Results. The results showed that majority (62.2%) of the cardiac patients had moderate clinical depression and 11.2% of patients had severe depression. 86.7% of the patients had low level of physical activity (<600 MET min/week). There was also a significant negative correlation between the depression and physical activity depicting the higher the physical activity, lower was the depression score and vice-versa (p<0.05). Moreover, study results revealed that physical activity was significantly associated with age and educational status; whereas, depression was not associated with selected demographic variables.
 Conclusion. The current investigation has brought to light that a vast majority of individuals suffering from cardiac issues exhibited signs of moderate to severe depressive symptoms. Additionally, the findings indicate an inverse relationship between depression and physical activity. Consequently, it is crucial for nurses to concentrate on identifying early indicators of depression and physical inactivity so that individualized care plans can be developed to enhance the overall health of cardiac patients.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Assess the level of depression and quality of life among people living with hiv/aids S Dhillon, D Sandhu Baba Farid University Nursing Journal 12 (1), 34-41 , 2017 2017 Citations: 1
Comparative study to assess health-related quality of life among chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis having arteriovenous fistula and venovenous vascular access DS Dhillon, D Madaan Baba Farid University Nursing Journal 8 (1), 68-77 , 2015 2015
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Assess the level of depression and quality of life among people living with hiv/aids S Dhillon, D Sandhu Baba Farid University Nursing Journal 12 (1), 34-41 , 2017 2017 Citations: 1
Comparative study to assess health-related quality of life among chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis having arteriovenous fistula and venovenous vascular access DS Dhillon, D Madaan Baba Farid University Nursing Journal 8 (1), 68-77 , 2015 2015
