Quality of life of people with venous ulcer measured by CIVIQ-20
Ulcera varicosa; Insuficiência Venosa; Enfermagem; Impacto da Doença na
Qualidade de Vida.
Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of people with venous ulcer through CIVIQ20. Method: cross-sectional, quantitative, non-probabilistic sample, Composed of 30 people with CVD who had active ulcer CEAP Clinical 6, Performed at the angiology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Natal / RN, Through a structured interview form with characteristics Sociodemographic and health indicators and a related Quality of Life instrument To Health, CIVIQ-20. Main results: All dimensions of CIVIQ (Physics, Pain, Social and Psychological) and total score of the instrument, all obtained averages and Medians with values that approximate the scores of worse quality of life, With statistically significant variations (p <0.001). What can demonstrate a Impact of these factors that make up the instrument's dimensions in the Quality of life of patients with CVD in this study, For the physical dimension with a mean of 71.0 and Pain with a mean of 67.0. Conclusion: The results demonstrate an important impact of the dimensions of the instrument In the quality of life of patients with CVD participating in this study.