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Functional Capacity as a Correlate of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study.

  • José Arthur Guimarães Dos Santos1
  • Suzana de Oliveira Mangueira2
  • Vinicius Batista Santos3
  • Raúl Juárez-Vela4,5
  • João Victor Batista Cabral2
  • Mailson Marques de Sousa2
5 affiliations
  1. 1Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
  2. 2Department of Clinical Nursing, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
  3. 3Department of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  4. 4Department of Biomedical Sciences and Health Specialties, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Rioja University, La Rioja, Spain.
  5. 5Institute of Neurosciences of Castile and León (INCYL), University of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.
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Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the associations among functional capacity, self-care, and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure (HF). A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted. Functional capacity was measured with the Duke Activity Status Index, self-care with the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale, and health-related quality of life with the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Spearman's correlation and simple linear regression analyses. Ninety-six patients with HF participated. The median functional capacity was 18.90 (IQR: 9.95-32.30), the mean self-care score was 29.60 (SD = 5.68), and the median quality of life was 51.50 (IQR: 40.00-66.00). Functional capacity was strongly and inversely correlated with health-related quality of life (ρ = -0.700, p < 0.001) and accounted for 40.0% of the variance in health-related quality of life scores. In this sample of outpatients with HF, better functional capacity was associated with better health-related quality of life.

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@article{santos2026functional,
  title = {{Functional Capacity as a Correlate of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study.}},
  author = {José Arthur Guimarães Dos Santos and Suzana de Oliveira Mangueira and Vinicius Batista Santos and Raúl Juárez-Vela and João Victor Batista Cabral and Mailson Marques de Sousa},
  journal = {Nursing \& health sciences},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1111/nhs.70433},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897105},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Functional Capacity as a Correlate of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study.
AU  - José Arthur Guimarães Dos Santos
AU  - Suzana de Oliveira Mangueira
AU  - Vinicius Batista Santos
AU  - Raúl Juárez-Vela
AU  - João Victor Batista Cabral
AU  - Mailson Marques de Sousa
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/30
JO  - Nursing & health sciences
DO  - 10.1111/nhs.70433
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897105
AB  - This study aimed to analyze the associations among functional capacity, self-care, and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure (HF). A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted. Functional capacity was measured with the Duke Activity Status Index, self-care with the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale, and health-related quality of life with the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Spearman's correlation and simple linear regression analyses. Ninety-six patients with HF participated. The median functional capacity was 18.90 (IQR: 9.95-32.30), the mean self-care score was 29.60 (SD = 5.68), and the median quality of life was 51.50 (IQR: 40.00-66.00). Functional capacity was strongly and inversely correlated with health-related quality of life (ρ = -0.700, p < 0.001) and accounted for 40.0% of the variance in health-related quality of life scores. In this sample of outpatients with HF, better functional capacity was associated with better health-related quality of life.
SN  - 1441-0745
SN  - 1442-2018
ER  -