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Este estudo visou avaliar a qualidade de vida em 52 sujeitos de Cuidados Paliativos do
Serviço de Medicina Paliativa do Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira – Hospital do Fundão, 27 dos quais estavam internados e 25 estavam a ser seguidos no âmbito da consulta externa. Para os devidos efeitos foi administrado o European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30, versão 3.0 em Português). Este instrumento é específico para doentes oncológicos, medindo a sua Qualidade de Vida. Neste sentido, observou-se que os indivíduos do sexo masculino revelam maiores índices de
irritabilidade do que os pacientes do sexo feminino, que os doentes em situação hospitalar de internamento têm um maior índice de dificuldades funcionais e agravação de sintomas físicos e psicológicos, fazendo uma apreciação mais negativa da sua saúde e qualidade de vida. Por sua vez, indivíduos com idade igual ou superior a 65 anos possuem maiores dificuldades de concentração e índices de preocupação e depressão mais elevados, assim como uma maior interferência negativa da doença no que respeita a sua vida familiar e social.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life in 52 Portuguese patients, 27 of which were interned in the Unit of Palliative Medicine of the Hospice Cova Da Beira – Fundão and 25 were to be followed in the scope of the external consultation. In this order have been administrated the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30, version 3.0 in Portuguese). This instrument is specific for patients with cancer disease and to measure its Quality of Life. In this direction, it has been observed that the patients of the masculine sex disclose to greater irritability indices, that the sick people in internment have a bigger index of functional difficulties and aggravation of physical and psychological symptoms, making a more negative appreciation of its health and quality of life. We can also verify that individuals with equal or superior age then 65 years possess greater difficulties of concentration and indices of higher concern and depression, as well as a bigger negative interference of the illness in what it respects its familiar and social life.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life in 52 Portuguese patients, 27 of which were interned in the Unit of Palliative Medicine of the Hospice Cova Da Beira – Fundão and 25 were to be followed in the scope of the external consultation. In this order have been administrated the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30, version 3.0 in Portuguese). This instrument is specific for patients with cancer disease and to measure its Quality of Life. In this direction, it has been observed that the patients of the masculine sex disclose to greater irritability indices, that the sick people in internment have a bigger index of functional difficulties and aggravation of physical and psychological symptoms, making a more negative appreciation of its health and quality of life. We can also verify that individuals with equal or superior age then 65 years possess greater difficulties of concentration and indices of higher concern and depression, as well as a bigger negative interference of the illness in what it respects its familiar and social life.
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Doente oncológico Qualidade de vida Cuidados paliativos Luto