Associação dos aspectos sociodemográficos, clínicos e assistenciais na qualidade de vida das pessoas com úlcera venosa na atenção primária

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the association of sociodemographic, clinical and care aspects of quality of life of people with venous ulcers (VU) in primary care. Method: Analytical and cross-sectional study conducted in primary health care with 101 people with VU. Data were collected by structured form of sociodemographic and bio-physiological measures and the Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Applied the chi-square test, Friedman, Mann-Whitney U test and Binary Logistic Regression. That was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (RECs No 07556312.0.0000.5537). Results: The study population consisted mostly of women, older, married or in a stable relationship, with low income and education level. Among the elderly, predominated females (p = 0.011), with a partner (p = 0.025), education to primary education (p = 0.016), unemployed (p <0.001), non-alcoholic (p = 0.029), diabetes mellitus ( p = 0.002) and hypertension (p = 0.001). About the health and welfare aspects, there was a tendency of worse outcomes among the elderly, with a prevalence of individuals with inadequate care. The variables age, sleepiness, intensity and presence of pain, injury time, guidance for exercise, guidelines for compression therapy, treatment time and reference and counter-reference contributed to the worse quality of life. Moreover, the variables sleepiness, intensity and presence pain, and guidance for exercise, all together, explain the worst quality of life. Conclusion: The surveyed were mostly elderly, unemployed, with a partner, low income, comorbidity, the injury time was more than one year, recurrence and with presence of pain. It was evident the need for comprehensive care to people with venous ulcers, especially the elderly. The sociodemographic, clinical and care aspects, isolated and together, were associated with the worse quality of life, in particular, sleepiness, pain, guidance for exercise, and reference and counter-reference in the elderly, should be reconsidered in the comprehensive and multidisciplinary care.