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Investigation of Health-Related Quality of Life, Anxiety and Satisfaction in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Foteini Malli
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Diamantoula Papamichali
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Nikoletta Vlaikoudi
,
Ioanna V. Papathanasiou
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Fradelos C. Evangelos
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Dimitrios Papagiannis
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Erasmia C. Rouka
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Dimitrios G. Raptis
,
Zoe Daniil
,
Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
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Version 1 : Received: 13 March 2024 / Approved: 14 March 2024 / Online: 14 March 2024 (09:24:04 CET)

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Malli, F.; Gkena, N.; Papamichali, D.; Vlaikoudi, N.; Papathanasiou, I.V.; Fradelos, E.C.; Papagiannis, D.; Rouka, E.C.; Raptis, D.G.; Daniil, Z.; Gourgoulianis, K.I. Investigation of Health-Related Quality of Life, Anxiety and Satisfaction in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism. J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14, 393. Malli, F.; Gkena, N.; Papamichali, D.; Vlaikoudi, N.; Papathanasiou, I.V.; Fradelos, E.C.; Papagiannis, D.; Rouka, E.C.; Raptis, D.G.; Daniil, Z.; Gourgoulianis, K.I. Investigation of Health-Related Quality of Life, Anxiety and Satisfaction in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism. J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14, 393.

Abstract

Background: Features of post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety may be present in Pulmonary Embolism (PE) patients along with impaired Quality of Life (QoL). We aim to evaluate health related QoL, anxiety and satisfaction with life, during the pandemic, in patients with a PE. Methods: Patients with PE were enrolled during their follow-up. All participants completed the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire, the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) X1 and X2 form, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Results: 92 PE patients were included (mean age±SD=62.50±15.33 years, 56.5% males). Most of the mean values of the SF36 subscales were above the normative value except for “physical role functioning”) (45.92±42.41). “Emotional role functioning” (51.26±43.31) and “general health perceptions” (GH) (54.02±18.79) were slightly above the normative value of 50. Mean STAIX1 levels were 37.05±11.17 and mean STAIX2 levels were 39.80±10.47. Mean SWLS levels were 23.31±6.58. According to multiple linear regression analysis, mental healthscore (MH) and GH were predictive of SWLS(F (10,76) = 10.576, p

Keywords

Anxiety; Pulmonary embolism; Quality of Life; Satisfaction with life; Thrombosis; Thromboembolism

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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