Quality of life of people with diabetic foot

Pedro Martins Lima Neto; Paulo Henrique Silva de Lima; Francisco Dimitre  Rodrigo Pereira Santos; Layane Mota de Souza de Jesus; Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp Lima; Leonardo Hunaldo dos Santos

doi:10.15253/2175-6783.2016000200006

Authors

Pedro Martins Lima Neto
Paulo Henrique Silva de Lima
Francisco Dimitre Rodrigo Pereira Santos
Layane Mota de Souza de Jesus
Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp Lima
Leonardo Hunaldo dos Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2016000200006

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Diabetic Foot, Foot Ulcer.

Abstract

Objective: evaluate the quality of life of people with diabetic foot and its association with age and gender. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted with people with diabetic foot seen in the vascular clinic of a municipal hospital. Sociodemographic, clinical, lifestyle and evaluation of quality of life SF-36 questionnaires were used. Results: sample was consisted of 48 people. The majority was elderly (58.4%), female (56.3%), non-smoker (93.7%), non-alcoholic (83.4%), with recurrence of ulcers (50.0%), with present secretion (54.2%) and absent fetid odor (81.3%). Regarding quality of life, the best result was in the domain vitality and the worse, in the domain physical aspects. All domains, except the vitality, had a score below 50 in the measurement of quality of life. There was no significant difference in the comparison of quality of life between age groups and gender. Conclusion: participants presented domains of quality of life that tend to a poorer health status.