Quality of life related to clinical aspects in people with chronic wound
| Autor: | Maicon Henrique Lentsck, Tatiane Baratieri, Maria Regiane Trincaus, Aline Padilha Mattei, Carine Teles Sangaleti Miyahara |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, Vol 52, Iss 0 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1980-220X 1980-220x |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s1980-220x2017004003384 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of people with chronic wounds and to compare this index with clinical parameters. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted between July 2014 and February 2015, evaluating people with chronic wounds in outpatient care during a nursing consultation, in the city of Guarapuava, Paraná. Quality of life was assessed by the Quality of Life Index - wounds version. Data were analyzed using the Mann Whitney test and T-test. Results: 53 people participated. The mean quality of life score was 22.65±3.08. The most significant scores in the analyzes were the family domain (27.71±2.94) with the highest mean score, and the health domain (18.91±4.58) had the lowest. Pain in walking (p=0.031) and using pain medication (p=0.002) presented a significant relation with overall score. There was a significant difference between the groups for the items pain at rest (p=0.022), pain in moving (p=0.006), using pain medication (p |
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