SOME FACTORS RELATED TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS AT THE NATIONAL LUNG HOSPITAL

Văn Hợp Lê, Ngọc Hồng Nguyễn , Thị Hạnh Chu

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Objectives: Analyze factors affecting the quality of life of pneumoconiosis patients at the National Lung Hospital from October 2021 to September 2022. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study, collecting prospective data on 52 patients with pneumoconiosis diagnosed and monitored at the National Lung Hospital from October 2021 to September 2022. Results: Through multivariate linear regression analysis, the Factors affecting the total quality of life score according to the WHOQOL-BREF scale, the 6-minute walk test and chest pain symptoms are two independent factors with a regression equation of y = 43,56 – 7,5 x (Chest pain) + 0,041 x (6-minute walk test). Conclusions: Through multivariate linear regression analysis of factors affecting the total quality of life score according to the WHOQOL-BREF scale, the 6-minute walk test and chest pain symptoms are two independent factors affecting had statistical significance in which chest pain symptoms were inversely proportional and walking test results were positively proportional.

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