Influência do perfil clínico e sociodemográfico na qualidade de vida de cardiopatas submetidos à reabilitação cardíaca

Renata Claudino Rossi; Franciele Marques Vanderlei; Luiz Antonio Rodrigues Medina; Carlos Marcelo Pastre; Carlos Roberto Padovani; Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei

doi:10.5585/conscientiaesaude/2011/v10n1/2465

Authors

Renata Claudino Rossi UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP – Brasil
Franciele Marques Vanderlei UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP – Brasil
Luiz Antonio Rodrigues Medina Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia. São Paulo, SP – Brasil
Carlos Marcelo Pastre UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP – Brasil
Carlos Roberto Padovani UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista. Botucatu, SP – Brasil
Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - FCT/UNESP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conscientiaesaude/2011/v10n1/2465

Keywords:

Coronary disease, Exercise, Quality of life, Questionnaires, Rehabilitation.

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiovascular rehabilitation programs are fundamental to ensure a better quality of life (QL) in cardiac patients. Objective: Evaluate the QL of patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and investigate if demographic aspects, diagnosis and treatment time are variables that influence on these patients QL. Methods: It was conducted a cross-sectional study with 82 patients, 64,52 ± 9,04 years old, who answered two questionnaires, for QL assessment (questionnaire SF-36) and for socioeconomic level classification, and their socio-demographie profile determined. Results: Higher values of scores of SF-36 questionnaire that assess emotional aspects were observed in all associations held. The sample profile aspects addressed in this study did not represent echo in QL. Conclusion: Cardiac patients submitted to RC showed greater benefits on emotional aspects and factors studied did not influence on these patients QL.