Qualidade de vida de vítimas de violência por projétil de arma de fogo / Quality of life of victims of violence by firearms projectile

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2009

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Interpersonal violence by firearm projectile reaches young people around the world and this event may trigger physical and psychological trauma that can change in a negative way the quality of life in this population. This exploratory descriptive study aimed at evaluating the quality of life of victims of interpersonal violence by firearm projectile aged 18 to 39 years and interned at Hospital of Goiânia (HUGO) and identify the presence of symptoms for screening Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD). We interviewed 95 victims of gun violence in HUGO interned with the aid of the WHOQOL-Bref and the PCL-PC. Data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis with p <0.005. The majority (94.7%) were male, mean age 24.6 + / - 5.5 years, 58.9% are black or brown, 66.3% have no steady partner and 73.7% in income between one to two minimum wages. 89.5% of the violent events occurred between 20:07 hours, 52.6% on weekends and holidays, 48.4% of victims had drunk alcohol or drugs before the event and 78.9% had witnessed or were victims of violence before. 74.7% of them said that the violence caused physical and emotional changes (57.9%). the average value assigned in the self-assessment of quality of life was 3.03 and 2.72 for satisfaction with health. The dimensions obtained higher mean scores were the domain of social relationships (52.84) and psychological (50.98). The physical domain and the environment had an average 48.26 and 44.71 respectively. In the physical domain, the facets with an average of less than 3.0 were related to work (2.75), satisfaction with sleep (2.81), difficulties with mobility (2.86), pain (2.89) and dependence on medical treatment (2.94). The environmental domain had scores below 3.0 on the facets related to the feeling of safety (2.27), money (2.76), satisfaction with transportation (2.61), leisure opportunities (2.85) satisfaction with living quarters (2.87). It was observed that the perceptions of individuals frenteaos aspects analyzed in each dimension of WHOQOL-bref, is fairly homogeneous. 60% of the victims showed symptoms and screening for vulnerability to PTSD. It is concluded that the victim of armed violence undergoes changes in their quality of life evidenced by the low values ​​assigned to all dimensions, especially those related to the physical realm and environment that can guide the professional actions and policies for this population. The vulnerability for developing PTSD may have influenced the assessment of quality of life and indicates the need of immediate professional intervention in order to help victims return to their daily activities.

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qualidade de vida morbidade violência armas de fogo enfermagem enfermagem quality of life morbidity violence firearms nursing

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