The Effect of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet on Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Rıfat Bozkuş; Gizem Helvacı; Serap Balaban Barta; Yunus Emre Özbebek

Makale detayları

The Effect of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet on Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Yazarlar:

Rıfat Bozkuş | Gizem Helvacı | Serap Balaban Barta | Yunus Emre Özbebek

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

İç Hastalıkları

Dergi:

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.227-238

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358007

pISSN:

2146-409X

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Özet:

 Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Mediterranean diet adherence on quality of life in individuals with a history of coronary artery disease. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 378 patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease between the ages of 18 and 65. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire including questions on demographic characteristics, dietary habits, the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale MEDAS, and the Cardiac Quality of Life Scale HeartQoL. The IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 program was used in the analysis of data. Results: The mean HeartQoL score of the patients was 25.3310.42, and the mean MEDAS score was 6.131.69. Diet quality was low in 62 of the participants. No significant effect of the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on blood pressure and lipid profile was detected p0.05. MEDAS score B3.04; 95 CI: 2.523.57; p0.001 and hemoglobin A1c HbA1c level B1.04; 95 CI: 1.68 0.40; p0.002 were found to be associated with HeartQoL score. Education level B0.23; 95 CI: 0.050.41; p0.013 and waist circumference B0.49; 95 CI: 0.08 0.02; p0.002 were found to be associated with MEDAS score. Conclusion: Diet quality is generally low in coronary artery disease patients. High diet quality positively affects emotional and physical quality of life. On the other hand, high HbA1c levels negatively affect quality of life. Therefore, patients should be made aware of healthy nutrition, and the treatment process should include strategies to ensure glycemic control.

 Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Mediterranean diet adherence on quality of life in individuals with a history of coronary artery disease. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 378 patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease between the ages of 18 and 65. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire including questions on demographic characteristics, dietary habits, the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale MEDAS, and the Cardiac Quality of Life Scale HeartQoL. The IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 program was used in the analysis of data. Results: The mean HeartQoL score of the patients was 25.3310.42, and the mean MEDAS score was 6.131.69. Diet quality was low in 62 of the participants. No significant effect of the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on blood pressure and lipid profile was detected p0.05. MEDAS score B3.04; 95 CI: 2.523.57; p0.001 and hemoglobin A1c HbA1c level B1.04; 95 CI: 1.68 0.40; p0.002 were found to be associated with HeartQoL score. Education level B0.23; 95 CI: 0.050.41; p0.013 and waist circumference B0.49; 95 CI: 0.08 0.02; p0.002 were found to be associated with MEDAS score. Conclusion: Diet quality is generally low in coronary artery disease patients. High diet quality positively affects emotional and physical quality of life. On the other hand, high HbA1c levels negatively affect quality of life. Therefore, patients should be made aware of healthy nutrition, and the treatment process should include strategies to ensure glycemic control.

 Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Mediterranean diet adherence on quality of life in individuals with a history of coronary artery disease. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 378 patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease between the ages of 18 and 65. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire including questions on demographic characteristics, dietary habits, the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale MEDAS, and the Cardiac Quality of Life Scale HeartQoL. The IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 program was used in the analysis of data. Results: The mean HeartQoL score of the patients was 25.3310.42, and the mean MEDAS score was 6.131.69. Diet quality was low in 62 of the participants. No significant effect of the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on blood pressure and lipid profile was detected p0.05. MEDAS score B3.04; 95 CI: 2.523.57; p0.001 and hemoglobin A1c HbA1c level B1.04; 95 CI: 1.68 0.40; p0.002 were found to be associated with HeartQoL score. Education level B0.23; 95 CI: 0.050.41; p0.013 and waist circumference B0.49; 95 CI: 0.08 0.02; p0.002 were found to be associated with MEDAS score. Conclusion: Diet quality is generally low in coronary artery disease patients. High diet quality positively affects emotional and physical quality of life. On the other hand, high HbA1c levels negatively affect quality of life. Therefore, patients should be made aware of healthy nutrition, and the treatment process should include strategies to ensure glycemic control.

 Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Mediterranean diet adherence on quality of life in individuals with a history of coronary artery disease. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 378 patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease between the ages of 18 and 65. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire including questions on demographic characteristics, dietary habits, the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale MEDAS, and the Cardiac Quality of Life Scale HeartQoL. The IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 program was used in the analysis of data. Results: The mean HeartQoL score of the patients was 25.3310.42, and the mean MEDAS score was 6.131.69. Diet quality was low in 62 of the participants. No significant effect of the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on blood pressure and lipid profile was detected p0.05. MEDAS score B3.04; 95 CI: 2.523.57; p0.001 and hemoglobin A1c HbA1c level B1.04; 95 CI: 1.68 0.40; p0.002 were found to be associated with HeartQoL score. Education level B0.23; 95 CI: 0.050.41; p0.013 and waist circumference B0.49; 95 CI: 0.08 0.02; p0.002 were found to be associated with MEDAS score. Conclusion: Diet quality is generally low in coronary artery disease patients. High diet quality positively affects emotional and physical quality of life. On the other hand, high HbA1c levels negatively affect quality of life. Therefore, patients should be made aware of healthy nutrition, and the treatment process should include strategies to ensure glycemic control.

Makale detayları

The Effect of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet on Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Yazarlar:

Rıfat Bozkuş | Gizem Helvacı | Serap Balaban Barta | Yunus Emre Özbebek

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

İç Hastalıkları

Dergi:

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.227-238

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358007

pISSN:

2146-409X

Coronary artery disease

Mediterranean diet

Quality of life

Lifestyle

Glycemic control

Sayı

Makale detayları

The Effect of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet on Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Yazarlar: Rıfat Bozkuş | Gizem Helvacı | Serap Balaban Barta | Yunus Emre Özbebek

Yayıncı: Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar: İç Hastalıkları

Dergi: Sakarya Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.227-238

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001358007

pISSN: 2146-409X

Coronary artery disease

Mediterranean diet

Quality of life

Lifestyle

Glycemic control

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Rıfat Bozkuş | Gizem Helvacı | Serap Balaban Barta | Yunus Emre Özbebek

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

İç Hastalıkları

Dergi:

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.227-238

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358007

pISSN:

2146-409X