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Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
2014
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- Avaliação de aspectos da qualidade de vida em pacientes pós-implante de marca-passo cardíaco Rubens Tofano de Barros Sebastião Marcos Ribeiro de Carvalho Marcos Augusto de Moraes Silva Juliana Bassalobre Carvalho Borges Medicina Pacemaker Artificial Quality of Life Indicators of Quality of Life Objective: To evaluate patients’ quality of life aspects after pacemaker implantation, relating it to gender, age, and implan - tation timespan. Methods: A total of 107 clinically stable patients of both gen - ders (49.5% women and 50.5% men) over 18 years old (average 69.3 ± 12.6 years) and presenting an implantation timespan of three to 12 months (average 6.36 ± 2.99 months) were evaluated. The evaluation included personal, clinical, and implant data as well as quality of life questionnaires (AQUAREL and SF-36). Statistical analysis was conducted using the t test and Pearson correlation, with a 5% significance level. Results: The lowest SF-36 score referred to physical aspects, and the highest score referred to social aspects. In AQUAREL, the lowest score referred to dyspnea, and the highest referred to discomfort. There was a significant association between gender and quality of life in SF-36 (physical functioning and emotion - al aspects) and in AQUAREL (dyspnea). A negative correlation was observed between age and quality of life (functional capac - ity in SF-36, and discomfort in AQUAREL) in relation to im - plantation timespan, a correlation with vitality from SF-36. Conclusion: Lower quality of life scores were found in phys - ical aspects and dyspnea; and higher scores in social aspects and discomfort. Men presented higher quality of life scores related to physical functioning, emotional aspects and dyspnea. As age increases, quality of life worsens regarding functional capaci - ty and discomfort; and the longer the pacemaker implantation timespan, the worse quality of life when it comes to vitality. Gender, age, and implantation timespan influence quality of life; thus, these variables must be considered in strategies for improving quality of life of patients with pacemakers. 2014 artículo científico 0102-7638 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=398941892009 pt http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3989 Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular/Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular/Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.29