Evaluation of the quality of life of clients with chronic ischemic pain

Authors

  • Débora Fernanda Amaral Pedrosa Universidade de Uberaba
  • Andressa Karina Amaral Plá Pelegrin WHO; Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development
  • Hilze Benigno de Oliveira Moura Siqueira WHO; Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development
  • Talita de Cássia Raminelli da Silva WHO; Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development
  • Orlando Carlos Gomes Colhado Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Departamento de Medicina
  • Fátima Aparecida Emm Faleiros Sousa WHO; Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100010

Keywords:

Pain, Ischemia, Quality Of Life, Evaluation, Arterial Occlusive Diseases

Abstract

The evaluation of quality of life (QOL) faced with chronic ischemic pain involves the clients in their subjectivity and multidimensionality. This descriptive study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of clients who presented chronic ischemic pain. A total of 100 clients of hospital institutes participated in the study. The instrument used to assess pain was an 11 point numerical scale, and to assess the quality of life, the World Health Organization Quality of Life-abbreviated questionnaire. The arithmetic mean for chronic pain was 5.59±3.16 points. The means for quality of life were: in the physical domain, 44.75±16.98; in the overall domain, 50.0±22.40; in the environment, 55.06±13.51, in the psychological, 56.21±17.19 and in the social domain, 68.33±21.84. Thus, the physical domain was, among the areas analyzed, the one which presented a greater impact on the quality of life of the clients with chronic ischemic pain.

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Published

2011-02-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Evaluation of the quality of life of clients with chronic ischemic pain . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(1), 67-72. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100010