Quality of Life and Stress Levels in Patients under Home Mechanical Ventilation: What Can We Do to Improve Functioning Patients at Home? A Survey Study

Magdalena Kwiatosz-Muc (), Bożena Kopacz and Anna Fijałkowska-Nestorowicz
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Magdalena Kwiatosz-Muc: 1st Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego Street 8, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Bożena Kopacz: Department of Anaesthesiological and Intensive Care Nursing, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki Street 7, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Anna Fijałkowska-Nestorowicz: Department of Anaesthesiological and Intensive Care Nursing, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki Street 7, 20-093 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Background: Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is becoming more widely available in many countries. Objectives: The aim of this study was to measure the health-related quality of life and stress levels of patients ventilated mechanically at home. The relation between quality of life and stress levels was investigated including multiple regression analysis. Methods: 100 patients treated with HMV in Poland were surveyed with the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Results: 26% of patients assessed their quality of life as bad or very bad and 34% as good or very good. Stress levels measured with PSS-10 Scale were high level. For the group of patients with neurological disorders, stress levels were significantly higher than for the group of patients with pulmonological disorders. Conclusions: The higher the stress levels of patients, the lower the quality of life in particular domains. Improving the living conditions of HMV patients can influence improving their quality of life.

Keywords: home mechanical ventilation; quality of life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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