Keywords
Quality of Life
Women's Health
Infection Control
Infecciones Urinarias
Calidad de Vida
Salud de la Mujer
Control de Infecciones
Infecções Urinárias
Qualidade de Vida
Saúde da Mulher
Controle de Infecções
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the impact of recurring urinary infections on the quality of life of women in outpatient care. Method: Observational, descriptive, and analytical study with 98 women attended in the outpatient clinic of a public teaching hospital in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 49 of these women had recurring urinary infections, confirmed by urine cultures, with no complications; 49 had no recurring urinary infections, and the two groups were matched for age. Quality of life was evaluated using the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization's abbreviated questionnaire WHOQOL-Bref. Results: The quality of life of women with urinary tract infections was more compromised in the physical (p = 0.007) and psychological (p = 0.038) domains. These women also presented a lower self-assessment of quality of life (p = 0.002) when compared to the control group. Women with recurring urinary infections presented significantly lower mean scores than the control group in the facets Energy and fatigue (p = 0.003), Positive Feelings (p = 0.014), Self-esteem (p = 0.040), Dependence on medicinal substances (p = 0.029), Negative Feelings (p = 0.023), and Recreation/leisure activities (p = 0.041). Conclusion: Recurring urinary tract infections have an impact on the quality of life of women, especially in the Physical and Psychological domains, being a significant problem for women, health workers, and the health system as a whole.
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