Avaliação da qualidade de vida de portadores de anemia falciforme.

Abstract

In general ways the litterature makes constantly references of studies about Life Quality (LQ) reffering to health. The attention for this theme comes from the comprehention necessity of LQ of those having chronical suckness, specifically those having falciform anemy. The development of new medical technologies is helping to a better overlife of those with chronical diseases, but not necessary this overtime of life chronologically is a sign of wellbeing in general. So, from the experience mode by the Hematology Service of Clinical Hospital of Federal University of Goiás. Was made the avaliation about the LQ of 60 patients with falciform anemy. To these 60 pacients was made the Visual-Analogous Scale of Life Quality from Font and Costa Neto (1999) and WHOQOL-bref. From these 60 patients was make a interview half-struturated beside the LQ scale to 20 patients. The gathering of data was made individually from july 2005 to june 2006, in the Hematology Laboratory of Clinicals Hospital of UFG. The results point to a general loss of LQ according to a Visual-Analogous Scale Was very significant to the avaliation of LQ in general (66,83%), fallowing by Familiar- Social Dimention (60,63%). About the WHOQOL-Bref, the more significants bosses were about the Enviroment Dimentions (2,54) and Social Dimention (2,67). About the half-struturated interview inside the categories and subcategories. More frequent comes up: Psicological Dimesntion (11,20%), Etiology of diseases (6,52%) and Health Concept (5,92%). The conclusion is that because of the suffering caused by the patients with falciform anemy feel themselves in prejudice in many aspects of their lifes.