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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing 2003;10(3): 276
관상동맥질환자의 흡연력과 삶의 질
손행미1, 이동숙2
1동국대학교 간호학과
2초당대학교 간호학과
Smoking History and Quality of Life in the Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Haeng-Mi Son1, Dong-Suk Lee2
1Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Dongguk University
2Department of Nursing, Chodang University
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate smoking history and quality of life in the patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Method: Data were collected from 157 men who quit smoking or attempted to quit smoking. Quality of life was measured with the SCQoL(smoking cessation quality of life) scale which was developed by Olufade et al. (19?19), and includes 5 factors; social interactions, cognitive functioning, self control, anxiety, and sleep. Result: The patients usually smoking in their twenties (61.8%), continued to smoke for over 30 years (70.7%), and smoked 20-29 cigarettes a day (50.3%). The total mean scores for the SCQoL was $50.48{pm}7.11$. Of the 5 factors, self control had the highest mean score ($17.00{pm}3.79$). Patients who began smoking in their twenties had a higher SCQoL. However, there were no significantly differences in the SCQoL according to duration of smoking or amount of smoking per day.
Conclusion: Age when smoking is begun is an important variable to explain SCQoL in patients with CAD. But, further study is needed to identify the influence of other variables such as duration and amount of smoking.
Key words: Quality of life | Smoking | Coronary artery disease
주요어: 삶의 질 | 흡연 | 관상동맥질환