Quality of life assessment of patients with and without venous ulcer

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Thalyne Yurí Araújo Farias Dias¹  Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes Costa¹  Márjorie Dantas Medeiros Melo¹  Sandra Maria Da Solidade Gomes Simões De Oliveira Torres¹  Eulália Maria Chaves Maia¹  Gilson De Vasconcelos Torres¹ 

关键词: Quality of Life;    Varicose Ulcer;    Leg Ulcer;    Venous Insufficiency;    Nursing;    Qualidade de Vida;    Úlcera Varicosa;    Úlcera da Perna;    Insuficiência Venosa;    Enfermagem;    Calidad de Vida;    Úlcera Varicosa;    Úlcera de la Pierna;    Insuficiencia Venosa;    Enfermería;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.3304.2454

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: to compare the quality of life of patients with chronic venous disease with and without ulcer and to identify the most affected aspects.METHOD: cross-sectional study with a sample of 204 patients with chronic venous disease. The quality of life was assessed with the help of the SF-36 questionnaire. To compare the scores between the groups, the Mann-Whitney test was used, considering a statistically significant difference when p<0.05.RESULTS: the quality of life score of patients with ulcer was lower when compared to that of patients without ulcer, in all domains and dimensions of the SF-36, particularly in the domains physical aspect and functional capacity, with very low scores.CONCLUSION: all aspects of quality of life were more compromised in people with ulcers. These findings can contribute towards a better understanding of the effects of chronic venous disease on the quality of life and towards a better orientation of therapeutic interventions in this population.

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