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Quality of Life and Its Contributing Factors in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Malaysia

Salmi Razali    
Zaliha Ismail    
Yung An Chua    
Hapizah M Nawawi    

Resumen

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) causes severe complications including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and stroke, leading to poor quality of life (QoL). Despite the availability of advanced treatment, data on QoL and its contributing factors is sparse. Hence, this study aimed to describe the pattern of QoL among FH patients and investigate its association with sociodemographic factors and illness characteristics. Hundred FH patients were assessed using Pro forma questionnaires and World Health Organization QoL questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Significant contributing factors including level of education, income, and the presence and type of CVDs. These findings may help to inform more effective interventions for FH patients.   Keywords: Familial hypercholesterolaemia; quality of life; sociodemography; cardiovascular diseaseeISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer?review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i10.1621

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