Quality of life related to health for heart failure patients
AUTOR(ES)
Paz, Larissa Ferreira de Araújo
FONTE
Rev. Bras. Enferm.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
05/12/2019
RESUMO
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde dos pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca e relacionar aos dados sociodemográficos e clínicos. Método: Trata-se de estudo observacional, de corte transversal, com abordagem quantitativa realizado em ambulatório de insuficiência cardíaca no estado de Pernambuco. Resultados: Na amostra (n=101) houve predominância de homens, maiores de 60 anos, casados, profissionalmente inativos. A qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde, a partir do questionário Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire foi considerada moderada (34,3±21,6), apresentando relação significativa com idade (p=0,004), classe funcional (p<0,001) e em pacientes com cardiopatia chagásica (p=0,02). Conclusão: A qualidade de vida no grupo IC de etiologia chagásica esteve mais comprometida, especialmente na dimensão emocional. Sugere-se a realização de estudos abordando as hipóteses de que maior tempo de acompanhamento ambulatorial melhora a qualidade de vida e que ter doença de Chagas interfere negativamente na qualidade de vida de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca.ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the quality of life related to health for heart failure patients and to relate sociodemographic and clinical data. Method: It is an observational and transversal study, with quantitative approach, carried out in a heart failure ambulatory in the state of Pernambuco. Results: In the sample (n=101), there was prevalence of men older than 60 years old, married and professionally inactive. The quality of life related to health, based on the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire, was considered moderate (34.3±21.6), being significantly related to age (p=0.004), functional class (p<0.001), and patients with chagasic cardiopathy (p=0.02). Conclusion: The quality of life in the HF group of chagasic etiology was more compromised, specially in the emotional dimension. It is suggested that studies on the hypothesis that longer ambulatory follow-up improves quality of life and that having Chagas disease interferes negatively with the quality of life of heart failure patients.
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