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- Title
Quality of life for venous ulcer patients: a comparative study in Brazil/Portugal.
- Authors
Yuri de Araðjo Farias Dias, Thalyne; Fernandes Costa, Isabelle Katherinne; Dantas Liberato, Samilly Márjore; Gomes de Souza, Amanda Jéssica; Parreira Mendes, Felismina Rosa
- Abstract
Introduction: Venous ulcers are a public health problem that affect quality of life (QOL) and are determined by socioeconomic context, health assistance and lesion characteristics. Aim: To compare the QOL of patients suffering from venous ulcers in Natal/Brazil with patients in Evora/ Portugal. Method: Comparative and quantitative research involving 170 individuals suffering from venous ulcers, using the SF-36 instrument. Results: In Portugal, all dominion and dimension averages were higher than in Brazil, especially regarding social aspects (70.62). There were also a larger number of people with positive treatment characteristics. As for the lesion characteristics, these affected QOL dominions and dimensions in both countries. Discussion: The socioeconomic reality in Portugal is different from that in Brazil; the former has a larger variety and quantity of material resources available for lesion treatment. Conclusion: QOL in Portugal is better than in Brazil in terms of the aspects under consideration in this research.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; PORTUGAL; COMPARATIVE studies; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH status indicators; HEALTH surveys; INTERVIEWING; LEG ulcers; MARITAL status; RESEARCH methodology; PROBABILITY theory; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; U-statistics; WOUND care; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EDUCATIONAL attainment; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 3, p491
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article