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Nursing & Healthcare
December 03-04 , 2018
Amsterdam, Nether l ands
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
Nursing & Healthcare 2018
Objective:
To analyse the quality of life (QoL) of individualswith diabeticmellitus
type 2 (DM2) with neuropathy and pain treated in primary care in Brazil.
Methodology:
Transverse cohort study of quantitative approach conducted in
two Basic Health Unit (UBS) users of the Unified Health System (SUS) of Brazil.
The sample was 251 participants and we adopted instruments: demographic
and socioeconomic profile, clinical, pain (Visual Analogue Scale). Diabetic
neuropathy was investigated by the protective sensitivity loss (PSP) and by the
Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS). QoL was
evaluated using SF-6D (Short-Form 6 Dimensions-SF-6D).
Results:
The majority were 74.5% women, mean age 58.9±10.01 years, 68.5%
with DM2 time less than 10 years. The neuropathic assessed by the LANSS
was 16.3%, 97.1% had chronic pain, the neuropathic ones reported intense
pain M=7.15±2.0 compared to non-neuropathic 6.4±2.3 (p=0.038), 51.2%
had alteration in the monofilament test (p=0.001). The most mentioned pain
descriptors were burn (p=0.004), tingling (p=0.002), and tuned and/or needling
(p=0.003). The overall QOL was SF-6D averaged 0.78 points, patients with
neuropathy had a lower score (mean=0.77) (p>0.05). In general, 91.2% of the
QoLdor domain was the most affected among neuropathic patients, followed
by mental health and vitality, and the domain less affected was social aspect,
however, there was no difference between groups when compared between
domains (p>0.05).
Conclusion:
QoL was affected in the neuropathic mainly in the domains of QoL
pain, mental health and vitality. Most had chronic pain of moderate or severe
intensity. Nurses should be attending to DM2 to recognize neuropathy and
prevent further QoL promotion.
Biography
Luciano Ramos de Lima has completed his Master in Nursing
from Health Sciences and Technologies Program of the
University of Brasilia, Brazil. Currently, he conducts research on
the subject of Diabetes mellitus, Chronic pain and Quality of life.
He has published more than 30 papers in journals nationals and
internationals.
ramosll@unb.brAnalysis of quality of life associated with diabetic
neuropathy in a group of individuals with pain in primary care
Luciano Ramos de Lima, Ana Catarina Guimaraes Silva, Ananda
Goncalves Menezes, Mani Indiana Funez, Silvana Schwerz
Funghetto, Tania Cristina Morais Santa Barbara Rehem,
Walterlania Silva Santos, Cris Renata Grou Volpe and Marina
Morato Stival
University of Brasilia, Brazil
Luciano Ramos de Lima et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C5-015