The relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life in patients with heart failure

This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life in patients with heart failure. The study was conducted in the Cardiology wards of Adana City Training and Research Hospital. A total of 288 patients were included in the study. Ethics committee approval, institutional permission and written informed consent were obtained from the patients participating in the study. Data were collected using the Patient Information Form, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors II Scale and MacNew Heart Disease Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 22 software. The results obtained from the analysis of the data were accepted as statistical significance value p<0.05 at 95% confidence interval. In the study, the mean score of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors II Scale was 113.26±20.15 and the mean score of the Macnew Living with Heart Disease Questionnaire was 3.01±1.13. It was determined that there was a statistically significant relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life in heart failure patients (p<0.001). As a result, it was determined that the mean score of the patients was at a moderate level, the lowest mean score was obtained from the physical activity and the highest mean score was obtained from the spiritual development sub-dimensions according to the sub-dimensions, the mean score of the Macnew Questionnaire was below the average, the lowest score was obtained from the physical limitation sub-dimension and the highest score was obtained from the emotional function sub-dimension according to the sub-dimensions. In this context, conducting more studies and organizing trainings to improve healthy lifestyle behaviors will contribute to the improvement of patients' quality of life. Keywords: Heart failure, healthy lifestyle behaviors, quality of life.