Dermatological Conditions and Their Effect on Quality of Life of Patients
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2020
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Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
Rīga Stradiņš University
Rīga Stradiņš University
Abstract
Dermatoloģiskās patoloģijas var nopietni ietekmēt cilvēku dzīvi gan fiziski, gan psiholoģiski neatkarīgi no viņu klīniskās gaitas. Tomēr maz ir zināms par to ietekmi uz pacientu dzīves kvalitāti. Šī pētījuma mērķis ir novērtēt ādas slimību slogu pieaugušo pacientu dzīves kvalitātē. Pētījums tika veikts Lisabonā, Portugālē, izmantojot tikko apstiprināto Skindex-16 anketu, lai katrs pacients varētu objektīvi novērtēt, kā viņu ādas slimība simptomātiski, emocionāli un funkcionāli ietekmē viņu. Pētījumā tiks sniegts arī sieviešu un vīriešu dzimuma salīdzinājums. Divu nedēļu laikā brīvprātīgā un anonīmā anketēšanas aptauja tika veikta ar 110 pieaugušajiem dermatoloģijas pacientiem Santa Maria slimnīcā., Lisabonā, Portugālē. Pēc šādas anketas tika apstiprināti iestādes ierēdņi un darbinieki, kā arī tika saņemta pacientu mutiska piekrišana. Šim nolūkam tika apkopotas pacienta īpašības, sūdzības par slimībām, klīniskie atklājumi un slimības vēsture.
Dermatological pathologies can have a profound impact on people’s lives both physically and psychologically, regardless of their clinical course. However, little is known of the extent of their impact on the quality of life of patients. This study aims to assess the extent of burden that skin diseases may have in the quality of life of adult patients. The study was conducted in Lisbon, Portugal by using the newly validated Skindex-16 questionnaire so that each patient may rate objectively how their skin disease affects them symptomatically, emotionally and functionally. The study will also provide a comparison between female and male gender. A voluntary and anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted on 110 adult Dermatology patients at the Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal over two weeks. The questionnaire was followed by approval of the institution’s officials and staff, as well as performed with patients’ verbal consent. Patient characteristics, disease-related manifestations and complains, clinical findings as well as medical history were collected for the purpose.
Dermatological pathologies can have a profound impact on people’s lives both physically and psychologically, regardless of their clinical course. However, little is known of the extent of their impact on the quality of life of patients. This study aims to assess the extent of burden that skin diseases may have in the quality of life of adult patients. The study was conducted in Lisbon, Portugal by using the newly validated Skindex-16 questionnaire so that each patient may rate objectively how their skin disease affects them symptomatically, emotionally and functionally. The study will also provide a comparison between female and male gender. A voluntary and anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted on 110 adult Dermatology patients at the Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal over two weeks. The questionnaire was followed by approval of the institution’s officials and staff, as well as performed with patients’ verbal consent. Patient characteristics, disease-related manifestations and complains, clinical findings as well as medical history were collected for the purpose.
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ĀDAS SLIMĪBA, DZĪVES KVALITĀTE, SLOGS, EMOCIONĀLS, SIMPTOMATISKS, FUNKCIONĀLS, SKIN DISEASE, QUALITY OF LIFE, BURDEN, EMOTIONAL, SYMPTOMATIC, FUNCTIONAL