Health-Related Quality of Life of Thai Cardiovascular Patients among Smokers and Non-Smokers Population
Ronnachai Kongsakol MD1, Rosarin Sruamsiri PhD2, Oraluck Pattanaprateep PhD3
Affiliation : 1 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
2 Center of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
3 Section for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Objective : To determine health related quality of life [QoL] of patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease [CVD] among smokers
and non-smokers in Thailand.
Materials and Methods : The questionnaire using ED-5D was conducted in patients with CVD at Ramathibodi Hospital between
June 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017.
Results : Four hundred and twenty patients completed the questionnaires. The mean utility score of Thai CVD patients were 0.73
(SD ±0.16), 0.69 (SD ±0.22), and 0.72 (SD ±0.23) for never smoked, currently smoked, and used to smoked patients, respectively.
Conclusion : The cross-sectional study showed different QoL of the CVD patients among smoker and non-smokers in Thailand
although there was no signi(cid:976)icant. Further study should address predictors and mechanisms acting on QoL in these group of patients.
Keywords : Quality of life, Cardiovascular, Smoker
