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Avaliação da qualidade de vida de pacientes climatéricas em uma unidade de saúde
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Brito, Nara Macedo Botelho Tavares, Núbia Cristina Da Silva Macedo, Luciana Fernandes Cavalleiro De Gonçalves, Bruna Kuroki |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | Objetivo: avaliar a qualidade de vida das mulheres climatericas de uma Unidade de Saude. Metodo: foram entrevistadas 100 mulheres, entre 40 e 60 anos, cadastradas no Programa de Assistencia ao Climaterio, pertencente a Unidade de Referencia Materno-Infantil e Adolescente (UREMIA). Preencheu-se protocolo proprio, contendo perguntas sobre sintomas do climaterio, como fogachos, insonia e dispareunia, respondidos selecionando as alternativas "sim" ou "nao", bem como de habitos, tais como tabagismo e etilismo. De acordo com o preenchimento dos questionarios, a qualidade de vida das mulheres climatericas foi classificada na seguinte escala: se 80% ou mais dos itens foram respondidos de acordo com o padrao pre-estabelecido, considerou-se como uma boa qualidade de vida; entre 80 e 50% como razoavel; enquanto que abaixo de 50% dos itens, teve-se uma pessima qualidade de vida. Resultados: os sintomas climatericos mais prevalentes foram: fogachos (65%), insonia (63%) e perda de memoria (59%). As queixas de sintomas cutâneo-mucosos, genitais e de dispareunia foram pouco frequentes. Quanto aos habitos, as prevalencias de tabagismo, etilismo e atividade fisica foram baixas, porem o convivio com a familia foi importante (94%). Conclusao: assim, seguindo o protocolo aplicado, a qualidade de vida das mulheres climatericas foi enquadrada, prevalentemente, como razoavel (61%). Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of the climacterics women of a Unit of Health. Method: 100 women had been interviewed, between 40 and 60 years, registered in cadastre in the Program of Assistance to the Climacteric, pertaining to the Reference Unit Maternal and Child and Adolescent (UREMIA). Proper protocol was filled, that contained questions on some symptoms of the climacteric, as hot flushes, sleeplessness and dyspareunia, answered selecting the alternatives "yes" or "not", as well as of habits such as tobaccoism and alcoholism. In accordance with the fulfilling of the questionnaires, the quality of life of the climacterics women was classified in the following scale: if 80% or more itens had been more answered in accordance with the daily pay-established standard, were considered as a good quality of life; between 80% and 50% as reasonable; while that below of 50% of itens, as a bad quality of life. Results: the more prevalent climacterics symptoms had been: fogachos (65%), sleeplessness (63%) and loss of memory (59%). The complaints of cutaneous-mucosae and genital symptoms, and dyspareunia had been little frequent. Accordingly to the habits, the prevalence of tobaccoism, alcoholism and physical activity had been low, however the conviviality with the family was important (94%). Conclusion: thus, following the applied protocol, the quality of life of the climacterics women was prevalently fit as reasonable (61%). |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 23 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://files.bvs.br/upload/S/0101-5907/2009/v23n2/a2001.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
