Research Article
Quality of Life and Its Predictors among Patients with Selected Chronic Diseases
Table 1
Participants’ demographical and clinical characteristics (N = 340).
| | Characteristics | Frequencies (%) | Mean (SD) | Minimum | Maximum |
| | Gender | | Male | 216 (63.5) | | | | | Female | 124 (36.5) | | | |
| | Marital status | | Married | 244 (71.8) | | | | | Not married | 96 (28.2) | | | |
| | Educational level | | Low educated | 299 (87.9) | | | | | Highly educated | 41 (12.1) | | | |
| | Work | | Working | 45 (13.2) | | | | | Not working | 295 (86.8) | | | |
| | Monthly income | | 1000 OMR or less | 281 (82.6) | | | | | More than 1000 OMR | 59 (17.4) | | | |
| | Medical diagnosis | | COPD | 100 (29.4) | | | | | ESRD | 120 (35.3) | | | | | CHF | 120 (35.3) | | | |
| | Hospital | | A | 85 (25) | | | | | B | 135 (39.7) | | | | | C | 120 (35.3) | | | |
| | Family caregiver | | Yes | 326 (95.9) | | | | | No | 14 (4.1) | | | |
| | Habits | | Smoker | 58 (17.1) | | | | | Ex-smoker | 32 (9.4) | | | | | Regular exerciser | 10 (2.9) | | | | | Nonactive | 19 (5.6) | | | |
| | Chronic diseases | | No evidence of chronic diseases | 62 (18.2) | | | | | One chronic disease | 141 (41.5) | | | | | Two or more | 137 (40.3) | | | | | Age (years) | | 60.6 (14.4) | 20 | 96 | | Diagnosis duration | | 5.9 (4.6) | 0.2 | 24 | | Number of emergency room visits | | 1.2 (2.7) | 0.00 | 30 | | Number of hospital admissions | | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.00 | 9 | | LOS | | 2.5 (9.4) | 0.00 | 120 | | KPSS | | 74 (13.5) | | |
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KPSS = Karnofsky Performance Status Scale; LOS = length of stay; OMR = Omani Riyal.
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