Abstract:

Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of pain, dyspnea, and kinesiophobia on life quality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Materials and Methods: One hundred and fourteen patients (88 men, 26 women) with CAD were included in the study. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded. For the evaluation, the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia was used for kinesiophobia, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, the modified Medical Research Council Scale (mMRCS) for dyspnea, the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) for fatigue, and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) for life quality. Results: The mean age of the patients was 65.26±8.63 years. There was a relation between the VAS scores, kinesiophobia, and the pain and physical activity subparameters and total score of the NHP (p<0.05). There was also a relation between kinesiophobia and the fatigue, energy level, pain, emotional reaction, physical activity subparameters and the total score of the NHP (p<0.05). Similarly, there was a relation between the fatigue level and the energy level and pain subparameters and the total score of the NHP (p<0.05). There was a relation between dyspnea and the VAS, kinesiophobia, fatigue, and the energy level and physical activity subparameters and total score of life quality (p<0.05). Discussion and Conclusion: Our study has shown that fatigue and kinesiophobia cause a decrease in life quality in patients with CAD. We are in the opinion that approaches to reduce factors causing kinesiophobia such as pain and fatigue may provide a significant increase in life quality.

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