Fatores associados com a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de idosos em hemodiálise

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:To identify factors associated with health-related quality of life in elderly patients on hemodialysis.

Qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de pacientes renais crônicos em diálise

“…(6,13,15) Another aspect that presented high average scores in our study was "Sexual Function" (84.58), and there are other studies with similar results. (6,15) However, a decrease in the levels of quality of life was observed due to erectile dysfunction, which is a prevalent condition in chronic renal failure patients. Therefore, the results in this aspect must be analyzed cautiously, as the sample of patients who had sexual intercourse up to three weeks before the test was composed of 30 individuals, which is considered low.…”

“…Other works also show high average scores of 79.1, 88.2 and 81.1. (6,13,15) Another aspect that presented high average scores in our study was "Sexual Function" (84.58), and there are other studies with similar results. (6,15) However, a decrease in the levels of quality of life was observed due to erectile dysfunction, which is a prevalent condition in chronic renal failure patients.…”

“…Worthy of note is that the "Physical Aspect" may be the most affected in the perception of these patients. (15) In our study, the second most affected aspect was "Work Situation." Work is a basic condition for human emancipation and is part of each person's identity; therefore, it becomes one of the most precious values of human beings.…”

“…Similar results were found in several studies. (8)(9)(10)15,16) Regarding religious belief, most individuals declared themselves as Catholics (67,0%). This finding conforms to other studies which reported that the subjects were Catholic in 57% and 85% of cases.…”

“…In other studies found in the literature, results were consistent with the present one, as 34% and 46% had a minimum wage or less. (15,17) As for clinical features, the prevalence of systemic hypertension was observed (59.4%) as a basic disease, followed by diabetes mellitus (26.7%). This finding conforms to the results of another study that observed that their subjects had diabetes mellitus and hypertension as a basic renal disease in more than 71% of the total cases.…”