Qualidade de vida de pacientes atendidos em gastropediatria.

Abstract

This research aims to verify the quality of life of several pediatric patients whom attended a pediatric gastroenterology emergency care, as well their clinical, nutritional and socioeconomic profiles. It is a cross-sectional study, undertaken with patients cared in a pediatric gastroenterology emergency care in Santa Cruz do Sul/RS. Some data were collected: sociodemographics, clinical and nutritional, anthropometric, and socioeconomic indexes. To define the quality of life, it was applied a questionnaire, the “Pediatric Quality of Life™” (PEDSQL).The analyzed variables were sex, age group, quality of life score, nutritional state, socioeconomic indexes and clinical data, by descriptive statistics. The sample counted with 34 kids and teenagers, in a social group from 2 to 18 years-old, stating that 58,8% are female. The predominant nutritional state was eutrophy, the diagnostic was constipation and the socioeconomic level was “low-higher”. The quality of life score considered excelled, by the kids’ answers, was “good” (73,3%), and by the parents and/or guardian, was “excellent” (47%). It can be conclude that, although the illnesses that affects the gastrointestinal tract can rebound in the kid’s quality of life, this result was not noted on this research.