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- Title
Úlcera venosa impacto na qualidade de vida dos pacientes: Revisão integrativa.
- Authors
Pinheiro Cacau, Méllany; Reis Costa, Nivilly; Ferreira de Sousa, Sara Maria; Silva de Oliveira, Amanda; Carvalho de Andrade, Bruna Rafaela; Cunha Martins, Wandreia Karoline; Santos Sales, Maria de Fátima; de Lima Sardinha, Ana Hélia
- Abstract
Objective: the objective is to analyze the production of knowledge about the impacts of the presence of venous ulcers on the quality of life of patients. Method: integrative literature review. The 17 pre-selected articles were read in full and, after reading, 09 articles were included in the review, published between the years 2016 and 2022. Results: 09 selected studies, two published in 2016, one in 2017, one in 2018, one in 2019, three in 2021 and one in 2022, 02 categories emerged: "why evaluate the quality of life of patients with venous ulcers" and "impacts of venous ulcers on the quality of life of patients". Conclusion: the negative impacts on the individual in all its dimensions, therefore, it is necessary that patients receive comprehensive and holistic care, which may have humanization, active listening, psychological and emotional support from the first consultation to the end of treatment as its main focuses.
- Subjects
SOCIAL support; HEALTH literacy; PATIENTS' attitudes; HOLISTIC medicine; QUALITY of life; LEG ulcers; LITERATURE reviews
- Publication
Saúde Coletiva, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 85, p12776
- ISSN
1806-3365
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36489/saudecoletiva.2023v13i85p12776-12785