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A Qualidade de vida em doentes com Artrite Reumatóide
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Abstract(s)
O presente estudo procura verificar se a qualidade de vida em doentes com artrite
reumatóide tem diferenças significativas, relativamente à qualidade de vida de indivíduos sem
artrite reumatóide.
A amostra foi seleccionada aleatoriamente por conveniência. È composta por 30
participantes com diagnóstico médico confirmado de artrite reumatóide, recolhida no Instituto
Português de Reumatologia de Lisboa e na Associação Nacional de Doentes com Artrite
Reumatóide, sendo constituída por doentes de ambos os sexos, predominando o sexo
feminino (93.33 %). A faixa etária desta amostra varia entre os 42 anos e os 79 anos de idade,
sendo que a média de idades é de 60,9 anos. Este estudo é qualitativo transversal.
Foi utilizado como instrumento de medida, o Questionário de Saúde SF-36, traduzido
e adaptado por Ferreira (2000).
Através da comparação de médias das oito dimensões do SF-36, da nossa amostra, com
os valores de referência do SF-36 (população saudável), verificaram-se diferenças
significativas em todas as dimensões.
Assim a hipótese colocada inicialmente, confirma-se, concluindo-se que a população de
pessoas com artrite reumatóide tem menor qualidade de vida que a população sem artrite
reumatóide.
The following study seeks to assess if the life quality of patients with rheumatoid arthritis is poorer than individuals free of this disease. A total of 30 pacients with a confirmed diagnostic of rheumatoid arthritis carried out in the Instituto Portugês de Reumatologia de Lisboa e na Associação Nacional de Doentes com Artrite Reumatóide was randomly selected by convenience. The sample was formed by patients of both genders, predominantly feminine (93.33%) and with ages between 42 and 79, being 60.9 the average age. This is a transversal qualitative study. As the measurement instrument the health questionnaire SF-36 translated and adapted by Ferreira (2000) was used. By comparing measurements of our sample from all eight different dimensions of the SF-36 with the standard sample given in the SF-36 (healthy population) significant differences were verified in all dimensions. Therefore the hypothesis proposed earlier is confirmed and we may assume that the population of people which have rheumatoid has a poorer quality of life than the rheumatoid-free population.
The following study seeks to assess if the life quality of patients with rheumatoid arthritis is poorer than individuals free of this disease. A total of 30 pacients with a confirmed diagnostic of rheumatoid arthritis carried out in the Instituto Portugês de Reumatologia de Lisboa e na Associação Nacional de Doentes com Artrite Reumatóide was randomly selected by convenience. The sample was formed by patients of both genders, predominantly feminine (93.33%) and with ages between 42 and 79, being 60.9 the average age. This is a transversal qualitative study. As the measurement instrument the health questionnaire SF-36 translated and adapted by Ferreira (2000) was used. By comparing measurements of our sample from all eight different dimensions of the SF-36 with the standard sample given in the SF-36 (healthy population) significant differences were verified in all dimensions. Therefore the hypothesis proposed earlier is confirmed and we may assume that the population of people which have rheumatoid has a poorer quality of life than the rheumatoid-free population.
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Dissertação de Mestrado realizada
apresentada no Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para a obtenção do grau de
Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Artrite reumatóide Qualidade de vida Autoimunidade Doenças auto-imunes Doença crónica Rheumatoid arthritis Quality of life Autoimmunity Auto-immune diseases Chronic disease