Valoración de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud mediante el cuestionario saint george en pacientes con patologías respiratorias en el área de clínica del Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo. Azogues, 2018

Abstract

Background: Respiratory diseases are among the ten leading causes of mortality worldwide, these are accompanied by signs and symptoms presenting mostly dyspnea, cough and expectoration; generally these symptoms lead to sedentary lifestyle, causing weakness, atrophy and muscle fatigue, generating a progressive decrease in functionality, restricting the ability to carry out their daily activities. Given this, it is important to determine the influence of respiratory pathologies on the quality of life of the patient, through the application of the Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire (CRSG).

Objective: To assess the quality of life related to health in patients with respiratory pathologies in the clinic area of the Hospital "Homero Castanier Crespo".

Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted with 60 patients whose ages range from 30 to over 65 years, to whom the CRSG was applied to assess the quality of life. In the analysis of the data, the SPSS program version 20 was used. The results are presented by tables, graphs and the Chi-square was used.

Results: 60% were women and 40% were men, with an average age of 75.93 years, housewives being the most affected with 45%. It was found that in patients with respiratory diseases, 61.7% had a poor HRQoL, with the "Activity" being the most affected dimension, with a mean of 76.75. All the variables presented statistically significant associations.

Conclusion: Respiratory diseases and demographic variables have a negative influence on the quality of life