Quality of life profile and correlated factors in chronic leg ulcer patients in the mid-west of São Paulo State, Brazil

Chronic leg ulcer may have an impact on patients' quality of life. This study aimed to identify the impact of leg ulcers on patient's quality of life using the Dermatology Life Quality Index and to define the main factors correlated with this perception. Cross-sectional, non-probabilistic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2014-01, Vol.89 (1), p.73-81
Hauptverfasser: Wachholz, Patrick Alexander, Masuda, Paula Yoshiko, Nascimento, Dejair Caitano, Taira, Cecilia Midori Higashi, Cleto, Norma Gondim
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Zusammenfassung:Chronic leg ulcer may have an impact on patients' quality of life. This study aimed to identify the impact of leg ulcers on patient's quality of life using the Dermatology Life Quality Index and to define the main factors correlated with this perception. Cross-sectional, non-probabilistic sampling study. We included patients with chronic leg ulcers being treated for at least 3 months. A sociodemographic and clinical survey was conducted to assess the profile of the ulcers. We administered a screening for depressive symptoms and the Dermatology Life Quality Index. We performed a descriptive statistical analysis, chi-square test and Mann-Whitney test for categorical data, Pearson for numeric variables, and multiple regression for categorical data. Forty-one patients were assessed. Their mean age was 61.78 years. Venous ulcers (48.8%) were the most prevalent. Seventy-three percent of the sample perceived no impact/low impact on quality of life in the past week, and 26.8% perceived moderate/high impact. A multiple regression analysis identified the causes of lesion, pain related to the ulcers, time of onset, and severity of the depressive symptoms as the variables that had an influence on quality of life. The majority of the sample perceived low or no impact of the condition on the quality of the life. The variables etiology of the lesion (p
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
0365-0596
DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142156