Qualidade de vida e o estágio de comprometimento em sujeitos com doença de Parkinson

Objetivo: este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a qualidade de vida (QV) de indivíduos com doença de Parkinson (DP) da região de Trairi Potiguar e sua relação com a fase de estadiamento da doença. Método: trata-se de um estudo transversal descritivo, que incluiu indivíduos com diagnóstico clínico de DP e residentes das 16 cidades da região de Trairi Potiguar. Inicialmente, o acompanhamento foi realizado através da Unidade Central de Agentes Terapêuticos (UNICAT), de acordo com a medicação Levodopa e nas Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS), através dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS) para localizar indivíduos diagnosticados com DP. Foram utilizados o Questionário de Qualidade de Vida na Doença de Parkinson (PDQL) e para o estadiamento da doença de Parkinson (DP), foi estabelecido pela Escala de Hoehn e Yarh. Resultados: dezenove pacientes com diagnóstico clínico de Parkinson foram recrutados, a idade média de 70,68 anos, 78,9% eram residentes de áreas urbanas e 47,3% eram analfabetos. A correlação entre os domínios PDQL e a escala de Hoehn e Yahr se mostrou com alta correlação; os dados mostram moderadamente boa percepção de QV dos pacientes, média de 98,47 na percepção PDQL Considerações finais: QV dos pacientes com DP é moderadamente boa, mesmo enfrentando diversas condições adversas para o diagnóstico da doença, tratamento e seus distúrbios

Effects of non-invasive ventilatory support in tolerance to the effort of patients with hemodialysis

Introduction: The kidney system is responsible for the maintenance of homeostasis and in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease the kidney functions changes, contributing for the development of various complicationsthat will have adverse effects in tolerance to the physical exercise and in Quality of Life of this patients. Objective: To evaluate the Effects of non-invasive ventilatory support in tolerance to the patients physical exercise in dialysis. Methods: The patients performed two 6-minute walk tests, following an adapted protocol for treadmill, one of them without the use of non-invasive ventilatory support and the other with non-invasive ventilatory support during the walk. Besides, the patients answered a questionnaire of quality of life and the KDQOL-SFTM specific for the population under study. Results: It was noticed that there was not statistical difference in the distance recorded during the 6-minute walk tests. Regarding the quality of life, the greater impact of the disease was in relation to Professional Activity. Conclusion: In conclusion, a non-invasive ventilatory support did not cause significant effects in tolerance to the exercise of this population. However, we should take into consideration the limitations suffered during the research development

Effects of non-invasive ventilatory support in tolerance to the effort of patients with hemodialysis

Abstract Introduction The kidney system is responsible for the maintenance of homeostasis and in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease the kidney functions changes, contributing for the development of various complications that will have adverse effects in tolerance to the physical exercise and in Quality of Life of this patients. Objective To evaluate the Effects of non-invasive ventilatory support in tolerance to the patients’ physical exercise in dialysis. Methods The patients performed two 6-minute walk tests, following an adapted protocol for treadmill, one of them without the use of non-invasive ventilatory support and the other with non-invasive ventilatory support during the walk. Besides, the patients answered a questionnaire of quality of life and the KDQOL-SFTM specific for the population under study. Results It was noticed that there was not statistical difference in the distance recorded during the 6-minute walk tests. Regarding the quality of life, the greater impact of the disease was in relation to “Professional Activity”. Conclusion In conclusion, a non-invasive ventilatory support did not cause significant effects in tolerance to the exercise of this population. However, we should take into consideration the limitations suffered during the research development