title: Quality of life assessment of patients with and without venous ulcer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to compare the quality of life of patients with chronic venous disease with and without ulcer and to identify the most affected aspects.
  
  
  METHODS
  cross-sectional study with a sample of 204 patients with chronic venous disease. The quality of life was assessed with the help of the SF-36 questionnaire. To compare the scores between the groups, the Mann-Whitney test was used, considering a statistically significant difference when p<0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the quality of life score of patients with ulcer was lower when compared to that of patients without ulcer, in all domains and dimensions of the SF-36, particularly in the domains physical aspect and functional capacity, with very low scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  all aspects of quality of life were more compromised in people with ulcers. These findings can contribute towards a better understanding of the effects of chronic venous disease on the quality of life and towards a better orientation of therapeutic interventions in this population.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thalyne Yurí Araújo Farias
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márjorie Dantas Medeiros
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sandra Maria da Solidade Gomes Simões de Oliveira
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eulália Maria Chaves
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gilson de Vasconcelos
authors.initials: Gde V
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014680:Veins; D055815:Young Adult