Health Status among Patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at Cardiac Centers in Baghdad city

Abstract

The study aims to assess the health status among patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and to find out if there is any relationship between health status and demographic information for patients. A cross-sectional study was carried out at 25 October 2016 to 15 May 2017. A purposive (non-probability) sample of 50 patients after PCI at least 3 months ago or more and aged 18 years or older in the Ibn Al-Bitar Specialized Center for cardiac Surgery, and the Iraqi Center for heart disease. To achieve the goal of study has been prepared a questionnaire form and have been developed according to the literature review, is composed of two parts, the first includes personal data and health information for patients, the second part patients’ health status after PCI was measured by using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ). Results revealed that the majority of males where they were (72%) and females (28%) of the patients with PCI that the health status of physical deficiencies and anginal frequency domains were very low, while the other domains, stability angina, treatment satisfaction and quality of life were moderate heath status. Statistically significant differences between health status of patient with PCI and, Smoking. © 2019, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.