Quality of life in palliative care patients in the City of Pula

Ciljevi istraživanja: Utvrditi utječu li određeni simptomi i znakovi bolesti na kvalitetu života palijativnih pacijenata te ispitati stupanj samopercepcije kvalitete života u zadnjih tjedan dana. Ispitati utječu li dob i spol na samopercepciju kvalitete života. Nacrt studije: Presječno istraživanje Ispitanici i metode: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 50 palijativnih pacijenata koji su u skrbi liječnika, specijaliste obiteljske medicine, a smješteni u svome domu. Istraživanje je provedeno u mjesecu listopadu 2017. godine na području Grada Pule. Podatci su prikupljeni putem anketnog upitnika EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL kojeg su pacijenti samostalno ispunjavali. Rezultati: Ispitivanu grupu činilo je 50 ispitanika od čega 48% muškaraca i 52% žena prosječne dobi 68,6 godina (SD = 11,76). Utvrđeno je da dob i spol ne utječu na samopercepciju kvalitete života u posljednjih tjedan dana. Statistički značajna razlika pokazala je da žene procjenjuju probavne smetnje većim problemom od muškaraca (p=0,05). Nadalje, postoji značajna razlika (p=0,01) i to na području poteškoća prilikom obavljanja svakodnevnih aktivnosti u odnosu na ostale varijable. Procjena samopercepcije kvalitete života ocijenjena je vrlo nisko kod osoba ženskog spola, u dobi od 46-60 godina.Research objectives: To determine if certain symptoms and signs of disease affect the palliative patients' quality of life and to study the level of quality of life self-perception in the last week of life. The objective was also to examine if age and sex influence the quality of life self-perception. Study Draft: Cross-Sectional Study Respondents and Methods: The study involved 50 palliative patients being under the care of a doctor, family practice specialist, in their own home. The study was conducted in the area of the City of Pula in October 2017. Data were collected through the survey questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL completed by respondents independently. Results: There were 50 respondents participating in the study, 48% of them were men and 52% were women and their average age was 68.6 (SD = 11.76). It has been established that age and sex do not influence the quality of life self-perception in the last week of life. A statistically significant difference showed that women estimated problems with indigestion more seriously than men (p=0.05). Furthermore, there is a statistically significant difference (p=0.01) in the variable performing everyday activities in comparison to other variables. The evaluation of the quality of life self-perception is estimated as very low for female persons aged 46 to 60