Assessment of quality of life for patients with angina pectoris in kirkuk city

Research; It was carried out with 200 patients who had angina pectoris and applied to a state hospital in Kirkuk, Iraq. Patients were interviewed and data were collected using the quality of life scale (EORTC QLQ-C30) belonging to the European Agency for Research and Treatment of Cancer. Data were evaluated with IBM SPSS using descriptive statistical methods, normality test, t-test, anova test, comparison tests, correlation test. Significance was accepted as at least p<0.025 and p<0.05. The mean age of the patients participating in the study was 64 years, 60% of them were male. 57.7% of the patients participating in the study had angina pectoris for less than 8 months. In the study, total quality of life and average quality of life were evaluated. These quality of life assessment criteria have sub-dimensions. These sub-dimensions are Physical Function, Role Function, Cognitive Function, Social Function, Emotional Function, General Health, and Total Scale. Among the sociodemographic variables in the study; variables of age, monthly income, employment status, presence of angina pectoris in the family; It has been determined that there is a significant difference according to the sub-dimensions of Role Function, Cognitive Function, Emotional Function, Total Scale. As a result of the relationship analysis between the scale dimensions, it was found that the Physical Function sub-dimension had a significant relationship with the other sub-dimensions, Cognitive Function, Emotional Function, General Health, Total Scale, and were effective on each other. It was found that the Role Function sub-dimension had a significant relationship with the other sub-dimensions, Cognitive Function, Emotional Function, and Total Function, and were effective on each other. It was found that the Cognitive Function sub-dimension had a significant relationship with the other sub-dimensions, General Health, Emotional Function, and Total Scale, and were effective on each other. It was found that there was a significant and mutually influential relationship between the Social Function sub-dimension and the Total Scale, which is another sub-dimension. It was found that the Emotional Function sub-dimension had a significant relationship with the other sub-dimensions, General Health, Total Scale, and were effective on each other. As a result; It has been determined that angina pectoris reduces and restricts the quality of life of patients. In order to eliminate these limitations, it is suggested that the treatment and recommendations of specialist doctors and nurses, suggestions for social and family relations, and psychological information are important and should be implemented.