ABSTRACT
Primary caregivers face constant challenges because of changes in the clinical situation of the person receiving palliative home care. These changes can alter the health-related quality of life and all its dimensions. This study aimed to describe the health-related quality of life of 137 primary caregivers of people enrolled in a palliative home care program in Bogotá, Colombia, applying a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional research design. The Caregiver's Quality of Life Instrument, initially developed by Ferrell, and the sociodemographic characteristics form for caregivers of people with chronic disease, both previously validated in the Colombian population, were used. The results showed that the primary caregivers have a good and adequate overall health-related quality of life; however, they presented some alterations in the physical, psychological, and social dimensions. Therefore, nursing and interdisciplinary palliative care teams should aim their interventions not only at patients but also at primary caregivers during palliative home care.
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Home Care Services , Neoplasms , Caregivers/psychology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Humans , Palliative Care/methods , Quality of LifeABSTRACT
Los estilos y la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud son componentes clave en el tratamiento de los pacientes con hipertensión arterial grado I. Identificarlos facilita la planeación y puesta en práctica de intervenciones de enfermería coherentes, sensibles y eficaces. Objetivo: Describir el estilo de vida y el nivel de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de pacientes con hipertensión arterial grado I que asisten a consulta de control en las Unidades Primarias de Atención del Hospital de Engativá. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal y enfoque cuantitativo. Se incluyeron 151 personas con hipertensión arterial grado I que asisten a consulta de control a las Unidades Primarias de Atención (UPA) del Hospital de Engativá. Se aplicaron los instrumentos FANTASTICO, para estilos de vida, y SF-36, para calidad de vida relacionada con la salud. Resultados: Se identificaron buenas puntuaciones en ambos instrumentos, lo que indica que los participantes presentan adecuados estilos de vida y un buen nivel de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud. Conclusiones: Los estilos de vida y el nivel de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud, descrito por los participantes, favorece el control de la enfermedad y la prevención de complicaciones. Se identificaron altos porcentajes de sobrepeso y obesidad, al igual que una dieta inadecuada, por lo que se debe propender hacia el mejoramiento de los hábitos nutricionales.
The styles and health-related quality of life are overriding components in treatment of patients with grade I arterial hypertension. Identification of these components facilitates both the planning and implementation with coherent, sentient and efficient nursing interventions. Objective: To describe the lifestyle and the health-related quality of life level in patients with grade I arterial hypertension attending follow-up visit in Unidades Primarias de Atención (UPA) del Hospital de Engativá. Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional quantitative study. It included 151 participants with arterial hypertension grade I, attending follow-up visit in Unidades Primarias de Atención (UPA) from Hospital de Engativá. The FANTASTIC Lifestyle Survey, for lifestyle, and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), for quality of life in health, were applied. Results: Good scores were identified in both instruments, indicating that the participants show appropriate lifestyle and a high health-related quality of life level. Conclusions: Lifestyle and health-related quality of life level, described by participants, foster the disease control and the prevention of complications. High percentages of overweight and obesity were identified, as well as an inadequate diet; therefore, it is necessary to promote the improvement nutritional habits.
