Hospitalized hypertensive adults: perceptions of disease gravity and of life quality

Authors

  • Maria Gorette dos Reis Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Regiane de Quadros Glashan Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000300008

Keywords:

quality of life, nursing

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive study was to identify the perception of life quality in hospitalized hypertensive adults, confronting the data related to life quality with perceptions of disease gravity. The population comprised 83 patients hospitalized in the Medical Clinic of the University Hospital at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). The data were collected by means of interviews using a health evaluation instrument that had been translated and validated in Brazil, the SF-36®. The main results showed that, in view of the studied patients, the perception of life quality as well as the perception of absence of disease gravity were good.

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Published

2001-05-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2001)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Hospitalized hypertensive adults: perceptions of disease gravity and of life quality. (2001). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 9(3), 51-57. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000300008