Quality of life assessment of patients with and without venous ulcer

• Main Authors: Thalyne Yurí Araújo Farias Dias (Author), Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes Costa (Author), Márjorie Dantas Medeiros Melo (Author), Sandra Maria da Solidade Gomes Simões de Oliveira Torres (Author), Eulália Maria Chaves Maia (Author), Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

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.

Item Description

1518-8345
10.1590/0104-1169.3304.2454