Quality of life of people with diabetic foot

• Main Author: Neto, Pedro Martins Lima
• Publication Date: 2016
• Other Authors: Lima, Paulo Henrique Silva de, Santos, Francisco Dimitre Dimitre Rodrigo Pereira, Jesus, Layane Mota de Souza de, Lima, Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp, Santos, Leonardo Hunaldo dos
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Rev Rene (Online)
• Download full: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2995
• topic: Quality of Life; Diabetic Foot; Foot Ulcer.

Objective: evaluate the quality of life of people with diabetic foot and its association with age and gender. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted with people with diabetic foot seen in the vascular clinic of a municipal hospital. Sociodemographic, clinical, lifestyle and evaluation of quality of life SF-36 questionnaires were used. Results: sample was consisted of 48 people. The majority was elderly (58.4%), female (56.3%), non-smoker (93.7%), non-alcoholic (83.4%), with recurrence of ulcers (50.0%), with present secretion (54.2%) and absent fetid odor (81.3%). Regarding quality of life, the best result was in the domain vitality and the worse, in the domain physical aspects. All domains, except the vitality, had a score below 50 in the measurement of quality of life. There was no significant difference in the comparison of quality of life between age groups and gender. Conclusion: participants presented domains of quality of life that tend to a poorer health status.