Quality of life, pain and anxiety in patients with nephrostomy tubes

Authors

  • Luis Manuel Fernández-Cacho Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla University, Department of Radiology Santander, Cantabria, Espanha. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1631-4867
  • Rosa Ayesa-Arriola Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla University, Department of Psychiatry, Santander,Cantabria, Espanha. Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, Cantabria, Espanha. University Of Cantabria, School of Medicine, Santander, Cantabria, Espanha. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Espanha. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0570-5352

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3039.3191

Keywords:

Percutaneous Nephrostomy; Ostomy; Quality of Life; Anxiety; Pain; Education Nursing

Abstract

Objective:

to evaluate the impact on the quality of life as well as anxiety and pain in patients with nephrostomy tubes.

Method:

this is a longitudinal descriptive study performed on a sample of n=150 patients. To evaluate the quality of life, the EuroQol-5D questionnaire was used; anxiety was quantified by the Beck Anxiety Inventory; to study pain, a visual analogue scale was employed.

Results:

statistically significant differences were found in the quality of life, with its worsening (r = 0.51; p <0.01) when evaluated at the first tube replacement. Patients presented mild to moderate anxiety before the procedure, which was reduced at the first tube replacement, although this difference was not significant (r = 0.028, p = 0.393). Finally, the degree of pain was also significantly reduced (r = 0.13, p<0.01) after six weeks. As for gender, women presented the worst values ​​in the three variables studied (worse quality of life and greater anxiety and pain).

Conclusion:

nephrostomy tubes have a negative impact on the patient’s quality of life. During the time they live with these tubes, patients have mild to moderate pain and anxiety.

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Published

2019-10-07

Issue

Vol. 27 (2019)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Quality of life, pain and anxiety in patients with nephrostomy tubes. (2019). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 27(e3181), e3191. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3039.3191