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A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study of Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients' Quality of Life and Drug Prescription Patterns at Riyadh Region Hospitals, Saudi Arabia.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Jul2023, Vol. 11 Issue 13, p1973, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a leading cause of cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. The present study investigated the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and drug prescribing patterns in ACS patients at Riyadh hospitals in Saudi Arabia. This study was a 12-month prospective cross-sectional study that included 356 patients with ACS. The current study showed that younger male (67.42%) and urban (75.84%) patients suffered more from ACS. Moreover, most patients with NSTEMI (51.69%) experienced Grade 1 dyspnea (33.43%) and NYHA Stage 2 (29.80%); however, STEMI patients were at greater mortality risk. The HRQOL questionnaire showed that ACS patients were significantly impaired in all QOL domains (emotional [23.0%, p = 0.001], physical [24.4%, p = 0.003], and social [27.2%, p = 0.002]). Furthermore, the most commonly prescribed medications were statins (93%), antiplatelets (84%), anticoagulants (79%), coronary vasodilators (65%), and beta-blockers (63%). Additionally, 64% of patients received PCIs or CABGs, with the majority of cases receiving PCIs (49%), whereas 9% received dual anticoagulant therapy. Thus, there is an urgent need to educate healthcare teams about the relevance of QOL in ACS control and prevention and the new ACS management recommendations. ACS is also growing among younger people, requiring greater attention and prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- STATINS (Cardiovascular agents)
PERCUTANEOUS coronary intervention
CORONARY artery bypass
CROSS-sectional method
SYSTOLIC blood pressure
ACUTE coronary syndrome
HEALTH status indicators
ANTICOAGULANTS
CARDIOVASCULAR agents
DYSPNEA
ADRENERGIC beta blockers
ST elevation myocardial infarction
DIASTOLIC blood pressure
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
QUALITY of life
DRUG prescribing
PUBLIC hospitals
DRUGS
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PLATELET aggregation inhibitors
VASODILATORS
RESEARCH funding
HEART beat
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
PHYSICIAN practice patterns
METROPOLITAN areas
NON-ST elevated myocardial infarction
DATA analysis software
LONGITUDINAL method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164921067
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131973