Quality of life of elderly patients with leg ulcers

Autor: Ana Paula Cardoso Tavares, Selma Petra Chaves Sá, Beatriz Guitton R. B. de Oliveira, Ana Inês Sousa
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Escola Anna Nery, Vol 21, Iss 4 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2177-9465
DOI: 10.1590/2177-9465-ean-2017-0134
Popis: Abstract Objectives: To identify compromised domains of the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) for elderly individuals with leg ulcers and correlate their clinical and sociodemographic variables with the SF-36's components. Method: Exploratory and cross-sectional study conducted with 50 elderly individuals with leg ulcers. The instruments were the sociodemographic and clinical form and the SF-36. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used to analyze data. Results: Most were married, retired, and received one times the minimum wage, were Caucasians or of mixed race, and had hypertension. In regard to the SF-36, the most compromised domain was physical limitations, while social aspects and general health status were the less compromised domains. The SF-36 domains were not correlated with age, income, duration or size of the lesion or pain. Conclusion: The ulcer-related biopsychosocial aspects need to be considered in order to devise more effective nursing interventions.
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