| Author | Santos-Filho, João C. L. | |
| Author | Vieira, Marcelo C. | |
| Author | Xavier, Isis G. G. | |
| Author | Maciel, Erica R. | |
| Author | Rodrigues Junior, Luiz F. | |
| Author | Curvo, Eduardo O. V. | |
| Author | Pereira, Iane M. | |
| Author | Quintana, Marcel S. B. | |
| Author | Silva, Gilberto M. Sperandio da | |
| Author | Veloso, Henrique H. | |
| Author | Mendes, Fernanda S. N. S. | |
| Author | Hasslocher-Moreno, Alejandro Marcel | |
| Author | Sousa, Andrea S. | |
| Author | Brasil, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do | |
| Author | Saraiva, Roberto M. | |
| Author | Mediano, Mauro F. F. | |
| Access date | 2019-07-16T14:17:21Z | |
| Available date | 2019-07-16T14:17:21Z | |
| Document date | 2018 | |
| Citation | SANTOS-FILHO, João C. L. et al. Quality of life and associated factors in patients with chronic Chagas disease. Tropical Medicine and International Health, v. 23, n. 11, p. 1213-1222, Nov. 2018. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1360-2276 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/34149 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Wiley | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | pt_BR |
| Title | Quality of life and associated factors in patients with chronic Chagas disease | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| DOI | 10.1111/tmi.13144 | |
| Abstract | Objectives: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) of patients with Chagas disease (CD) and the association between QoL domains and several clinical, socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics of this population. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study conducted from March 2014 to March 2017 including a total of 361 outpatients followed at Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Disease,Brazil. QoL was assessed using the Portuguese shorter version of the original WHO Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Information about clinical CD presentation, presence of comorbidities, functional class, previous benznidazole treatment, socioeconomic profile and lifestyle was also obtained. Results: Environment and physical domains presented the worst QoL scores, while the socialrelationship domain presented the highest score. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that variables independently associated with QoL were functional class, sex, clinical presentation of CD,sleep duration, schooling, physical activity level, smoking, income per capita and residents by domicile. Conclusions: The low socioeconomic status and the physical limitations imposed by the disease presented an important impact on the QoL reduction among CD patients, especially on environmentand physical domains. Strategies to improve QoL among CD patients should be tailored and consider many different variables to maximise improvements not only of patients’ physical but also of their mental health. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Aloysio de Castro State Institute of Cardiology. Center for Cardiology and Exercise. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | National Institute of Cardiology. Physical Therapy Department. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / National Institute of Cardiology. Physical Therapy Department. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Chagas disease | pt_BR |
| Subject | Quality of life | pt_BR |
| Subject | Socioeconomic profile | pt_BR |
| Subject | Lifestyle | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1365-3156 | |
| Embargo date | 2020-07-16 | |
