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| Author(s): |
Laís Fumincelli
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2016-11-04 |
| Examining board members: |
Alessandra Mazzo;
Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas;
Jose Carlos Amado Martins;
Helena Megumi Sonobe;
Silvio Tucci Junior
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| Advisor: | Alessandra Mazzo |
| Abstract | |
Multicenter study, which aimed to understand the implications of the use of intermittent urinary catheterization on the quality of life (QoL) of patients and caregivers of patients with neurogenic urinary bladder. The specific objectives, identify the scientific evidence on the QoL of patients and/or caregivers; characterize the patients; measure their QoL; analyze the relations between QoL of patients and the sociodemographic, clinical and use of urinary catheter aspects; identify whether distinct geopolitical and socio-cultural realities can interfere on the QoL of patients; characterize caregivers and measure their QoL; and analyze the relations between QoL and sociodemographic and care aspects. Followed the ethical precepts, the study was conducted with patients older than 18 years, diagnosed with neurogenic urinary bladder, intermittent urinary catheterization users, at outpatient clinic of a rehabilitation center in the University Hospital in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, and two rehabilitation centers in central region of Coimbra, Portugal. To collect data, a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire was used, and a QoL questionnaire, translated and validated in Brazil and Portugal, World Health Organization Quality Life-BREF (WHOQOL-bref). The caregivers were interviewed in Brazil. Among the caregivers, were included those were responsible by the procedure. A questionnaire regarding to sociodemographic and care and WHOQOL-bref were used. The data were assessed by means of descriptive statistics and statistical tests using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 (Windows). Of the Brazilian (n = 170) and Portuguese (n = 52) patients, most were single people, elementary school and retired. Spinal cord injury was the main cause of urinary catheter use in both countries. Most patients performed intermittent urinary catheterization over four times a day and for a period of ten years. Regarding QoL, Brazilian patients had higher scores of QoL in the psychological domain and less in the physical domain. The Portuguese patients had higher scores in the psychological domain and less environment domain. The realization of intermittent urinary catheterization for the two countries was also statistically significant. As for the caregivers interviewed, the majority (n = 74) were female, married people and elementary school. In the analysis of QoL, caregivers showed high scores in the environment domain and lowest score in the psychological domain. QoL of users of intermittent urinary catheterization can be determined by improvement of urinary symptoms, as well as independence, self-confidence, social relations, access to employment and social inclusion activities. The caregivers have fragilities in certain areas of their life. The health professionals should understand this phenomenon and working with this population (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/20871-6 - Quality of life of patients with neurogenic bladder on intermittent urinary catheterization in the rehabilitation process |
| Grantee: | Laís Fumincelli |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |