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Introduction: Meeting the actual role of positive psychology, begins to be recognized the contribution of positive variables in health outcomes. Objective:
To know the contribution of happiness, hope and affection individually and as a whole in the quality of life and functionality of
individuals with heart failure. Population and Methodology: 128 individuals with heart failure, 98 men and 30 women, 61.9±12,1 years of age, 6,6±3,9 years of school and 74,2% retired because of this disease. 56,3% were in Class III of New York Heart Association, with poor left ventricular ejection fraction (25,3±6,2%). The clinical history was of 9,4±8,5 years for this heart disease and had at least one hospitalization due to heart failure with 51,6% having ischemic heart disease.
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Keywords
Fisioterapia Reabilitação Psicologia da saúde Insuficiência cardíaca Qualidade de vida Psysiotherapy Rehabilitation Health psychology Heart failure Quality of life Follow up
Citation
Nave Leal E, Pais-Ribeiro JL, Oliveira M, Silva N, Soares R, Santos S, Ferreira R. Happiness, hope and affection as predictors of quality of life and functionality of individuals with heart failure at 3 month follow up. In European Congress of Psychology, Istanbul (Turkey), 4th to 8th July 2011. Poster.