Quality of life and body image of patients with urinary disorders

• Autor(a) principal: Amaral,Gardênia Lima Gurgel do
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Costa,Kleynianne Medeiros de Mendonça, Lima,Charlene Maria Ferreira de, Domingues,Tânia Arena Moreira, Barbosa,Dulce Aparecida, Belasco,Angélica Gonçalves Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020001300180
• topic: Quality of Life; Self Concept; Patients; Urinary Catheterization; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the quality of life and body image of men with difficulty urinating and indwelling urinary catheter users, integrating the socio-demographic, economic and morbidity variables. Method: a cross-sectional analytical study with 64 male patients with urinary problems. Three questionnaires were used for data collection: one containing sociodemographic, economic and morbid data, the Medical Outcome Study 36-item short-form health survey to analyze quality of life, and the Body Dysmorphic Examination, which assesses body image. T-test, Mann-Whitney, Pearson, Spearman, Linear Regression and Stepwise were used. Results: quality of life and body image were compromised in both groups, affecting emotional aspects, with a high degree of body dissatisfaction and altered physical and social adversity. Conclusion: changes in patients’ quality of life and body image were observed, confirming the need for improvement in care.