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VAZ, Carolina et al. Peripheral Arterial Disease and Quality of Life. Angiol Cir Vasc [online]. 2013, vol.9, n.1, pp.17-23. ISSN 1646-706X.

Introduction: Vascular surgeons evaluate their success through objective indicators such as mortality rates, morbidity and permeability. In recent decades, there has been a significant change in the assessment of the disease and its treatment giving special emphasis to Quality of Life Objectives: The objectives of this research were to determine which dimensions are most affected and the most preserved concerning the quality of life of patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease. Materials and Methods: Prospective study carried out in the Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery of Hospital de Santo António, 101 inpatients with peripheral arterial disease were studied. We conducted a protocol on three distinct levels: a pre-assessment protocol which included biographical data and evaluation of socio-familiar conditions. A second protocol performed after discharge with clinical variables and a third protocol performed in outpatient environment in which biopsychosocial determinants were studied as well as functional nature tests were performed. Results: 62.4% of the patients were male, the mean age was 69, 5 years (SD = 11.8), 47, 5% of patients attended primary school and 12.9 % of patients have never attended school. Regarding the family sphere, this sample has an extended family network where the average number of children was 2.9 (SD = 2.8), however it is noted that 9.9% of patients were living alone. The general quality of life of this population was 41.05, this value is half of the value of the overall quality of life of Portuguese population Conclusions: Peripheral arterial disease is a chronic disease and often associated with physical mutilation, as result it is understandable and also expected to have a negative impact in the quality of life of the patients.

Palavras-chave : Quality of Life; Peripheral Artery Disease.

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