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BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that spiritual/religious beliefs are associated with mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, few studies evaluated how spiritual/religious coping (SRC) could affect hemodialysis patients. OBJECTIVES: The present study investigated the role of SRC behaviors on HRQoL and depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: This was cross-sectional study with 184 patients. Patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Brief SRC Scale, Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), and a Sociodemographic and Health Characterization Questionnaire. RESULTS: From 218 patients, 184 (84.4%) were included (53.8% male with a median age of 55.9 years). Negative SRC, but not positive SRC, was associated with depressive symptoms. Positive SRC presented significant effects in SF-36 pain and physical and social functioning. On the other hand, negative SRC exhibited significant effects in SF-36 role emotional, energy/fatigue, pain, and physical functioning. CONCLUSION: SRC influences the mental health and HRQoL in Brazilian hemodialysis patients in two distinct ways. If used positively, it may have positive outcomes. However, if used negatively, it may lead to dysfunctional consequences such as greater depressive symptomatology and affect HRQoL. Health professionals must be aware of these "two sides of the same coin."
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Adaptation, Psychological , Depressive Disorder/psychology , Kidney Failure, Chronic/psychology , Religion , Brazil , Cross-Sectional Studies , Depressive Disorder/nursing , Female , Holistic Nursing , Humans , Kidney Failure, Chronic/nursing , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Quality of Life , Renal Dialysis , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual/religious coping (SRCOPE) strategies and quality of life (QoL) in institutionalized older adults. This is a cross-sectional, correlational study, with a sample of 77 older adults in Brazil. The present study found long-term care patients use religious and spiritual coping strategies to deal with their chronic health conditions. Positive SRCOPE and Total SRCOPE have positive correlations with most QoL domains from the WHOQOL-OLD and WHOQOL-BREF. On the other hand, Negative SRCOPE strategies correlated negatively with the facets of "death and dying" from the WHOQOL-OLD. These results suggest the need for an integrative approach for long-term care patients, considering the positive and negative aspects of coping.
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Adaptation, Psychological , Homes for the Aged , Nursing Homes , Quality of Life/psychology , Religion and Psychology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Brazil , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Long-Term Care/psychology , Male , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Objetivo: O presente estudo visou a avaliar a qualidade de vida da equipe de enfermagem do pronto-socorro e centro de terapia intensiva em hospitais de Itajubá e Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, e correlacionar as variáveis sociodemográficas e de saúde à qualidade de vida. Métodos: O estudo, com 87 colaboradores, foi de abordagem quantitativa e transversal. Instrumentos: caracterização sociodemográfica e de saúde e World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-bref. O domínio físico apresentou maior destaque, e o domínio meio ambiente, menor pontuação. Resultados: As variáveis que apresentaram correlação com a qualidade de vida foram renda e estado de saúde. Conclusão: O estudo concluiu que a qualidade de vida é diretamente proporcional ao estado de saúde, visto que quanto melhor o estado de saúde, melhor a qualidade de vida, e que é indiretamente proporcional à renda dos entrevistados.
Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of the nursing staff of the emergency room and intensive care units in hospitals in Itajubá and Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais and correlate the sociodemographic and health quality of life. Methods: The study was cross-sectional quantitative approach and 87 employees. Instruments: characterization sociodemographic and health and World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-bref. The Physical Domain showed greater prominence and Domain Environment with lower scores. Results: The variables that correlated with quality of life were income and health status. Conclusion: The study concluded that quality of life is directly proportional to the health status, seen as better health status and better quality of life which is indirectly proportional to the income of the respondents.
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Humans , Quality of Life , Emergency Service, Hospital , Intensive Care Units , Nursing, TeamABSTRACT
Os objetivos foram identificar características dos pacientes renais crônicos que utilizam do tratamento hemodialítico, avaliar função sexual e relacionar as características com a função sexual. Método de abordagem quantitativa, descritivo, de campo e transversal, amostra de 35 pacientes. Para coleta de dados foram utilizados os instrumentos Caracterização sócio-demográfica e instrumento QS-M que avalia a função sexual dos homens. Os resultados mostraram que 31,4% referiram avaliação de bom a excelente, 28% nulo a ruim, 31,4% sempre se interessam por sexo suficientemente, 31,4% às vezes confiam na capacidade de sedução; 28,6% consideram as preliminares sexuais agradáveis e satisfatórias ao casal; para 34,3% o desempenho sexual nunca varia; 34,3% mencionam nunca conseguirem manter o pênis ereto o tempo necessário para completar a atividade sexual. Em relação à consistência interna do QS-M Total por meio do alfa de Cronbach foi de 0,962. Concluiu-se que os participantes do estudo apresentam um índice de QS-M considerável.