Qualidade de vida em pessoas com leishmaniose cutânea

Autor: Luciana Neves da Silva Bampi, Marisa Utzig Cossul, Isabel de Melo Honório Honório, Solange Baraldi
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 342-349 (2016)
ISSN: 1806-1230
1806-1222
DOI: 10.5020/18061230.2016.p342
Popis: Objective: To assess the quality of life (QoL) of people with cutaneous leishmaniasis. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil in 2013 with 44 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis using sociodemographic and clinical questionnaires and the WHOQOL-bref. Data underwent descriptive analyses of frequency, central tendency and dispersion, and inferential analysis of comparison between domains. Results: Participants were mostly women (n=24; 54.5%), with a mean age of 51.8 years, married (n=23; 52.3%), had incomplete primary education (n=22; 50%), homemakers (n=11; 25%), and were from Distrito Federal (n=30; 68.2%). A total of 27 (61.4%) participants did not have any complaints; however, 10 (22.7%) complained of wounds and 6 (13.6%) complained of pain. The QoL of 36 (81.82%) participants was rated as positive, 30 (68.18%) were satisfied with their own health, better scores were found in the social relationships domain, in which personal relationships, social support and sexual activity facets had a median of 4. The lowest scores were obtained in the environmental domain, particularly in transport, financial resources and leisure activity facets, with a median of 3. Conclusion: Satisfaction in the social relationships domain represented a strategy for coping with the disease and had a positive effect on the QoL of interviewees.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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