Happiness, hope and affection as predictors of quality of life and functionalit...

• Author(s): Nave Leal, Elisabete ; Pais-Ribeiro, José Luís ; Oliveira, Mário ; Silva, Nogueira da ; Soares, Rui ; Santos, Sofia ; Ferreira, Rui
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/1053
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
• Subject(s): Fisioterapia; Reabilitação; Psicologia da saúde; Insuficiência cardíaca; Qualidade de vida; Psysiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Health psychology; Heart failure; Quality of life; Follow up
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Introduction: Meeting the actual role of positive psychology, begins to be recognized the contribution of positive variables in health outcomes. Objective: To know the contribution of happiness, hope and affection individually and as a whole in the quality of life and functionality of individuals with heart failure. Population and Methodology: 128 individuals with heart failure, 98 men and 30 women, 61.9±12,1 years of age, 6,6±3,9 years of school and 74,2% retired because of this disease. 56,3% were in Class III of New York Heart Association, with poor left ventricular ejection fraction (25,3±6,2%). The clinical history was of 9,4±8,5 years for this heart disease and had at least one hospitalization due to heart failure with 51,6% having ischemic heart disease.