HOSPITALIZED HYPERTENSIVE ADULTS: PERCEPTIONS OF DISEASE GRAVITY AND OF LIFE QUALITYThe purpose of this descriptive study was to identify the perception of life quality in hospitalized hypertensive adults, confronting the data related to life quality with perceptions of disease gravity. The population comprised 83 patients hospitalized in the Medical Clinic of the University Hospital at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). The data were collected by means of interviews using a health evaluation instrument that had been translated and validated in Brazil, the SF-36®. The main results showed that, in view of the studied patients, the perception of life quality as well as the perception of absence of disease gravity were good.KEY WORDS: quality of life, nursing
ADULTOS HIPERTENSOS HOSPITALIZADOS: PERCEPCIÓN DE LA GRAVEDAD DE LA ENFERMEDAD Y DE LA CALIDAD DE VIDAEstudio descriptivo que tuvo como objetivo identificar la percepción de calidad de vida en adultos hipertensos hospitalizados, confrontando los datos relacionados con la calidad de vida con la percepción de gravedad de la enfermedad. La población constó de 83 pacientes internados en la Clínica Médica del Núcleo de Hospital Universitario de la UFMS. Los datos fueron recolectados por medio de entrevista usando un instrumento genérico de evaluación de salud traducido y validado en el Brazil, el SF-36®. Los resultados principales mostraron que, bajo la óptica de los pacientes estudiados, la percepción de calidad de vida es buena, así como la percepción de ausencia de severidad de la enfermedad.TÉRMINOS CLAVES: calidad de vida, enfermería 1 Enfermeira, Professor do
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