Jakość życia i akceptacja choroby wśród pacjentów z przetrwałym migotaniem przedsionków
Quality of life and illness acceptance among patients suffering from persistent atrial fibrillation (AF)

Summary/Abstract: ntroduction: Persistent atrial fibrillation is a chronic illness. Its recurrence is remarkably burdensome and its somatic symptoms often invoke the feeling of fear. Present among treatment methods, aside from pharmacotherapy, is electrical cardioversion, composed of analgosedation and attempts at restoring the correct heart rhythm using electric current. Dissertation goal: This dissertation’s goal was the assessment of quality of life and level of illness acceptance among people suffering from persistent atrial fibrillation. Resources and methods: The research had a sectional-range character and was undertaken with the aid of diagnostic poll and estimation methods. To accomplish it, a survey technique, alongside two standardised scales of self-evaluation and an own poll’s questionnaire were used. Fifty people with diagnosed persistent atrial fibrillation have partaken in the study. Beyond medical diagnosis, the inclusion to the research group depended on the occurrence of electrical cardioversion treatment. Acquired results were examined via statistical analysis. Conclusions: Overall quality of life of the patients was average. Physical issues proceeding with limiting of role fulfilment significantly lowered the quality’s general self-evaluation. Respondents were characterized with good quality of life regarding social functioning and mood. Researched subjects averagely accepted their illness. In the researched aspects, except general health, higher levels of acceptation were connected with better self-evaluation of the quality of life.

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