QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT IN A GROUP OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE REHABILITATION CLINICWITHIN THE CLINICAL COUNTY EMERGENCY HOSPITAL OF SIBIU
Abstract:
Introduction: quality of life is a complex concept, which allows a picture of people’s lives and of the society in which they live. Quality of life, seen as a result of care refers to survival after the therapeutic intervention, the impact of the disease and treatment on the health status in terms of physical and emotional wellbeing and on the lifestyle of the patient. Purpose: this paper aims at assessing the quality of life of a group of patients admitted to the Medical Rehabilitation Clinic II within the Clinical County Emergency Hospital of Sibiu and the level of satisfaction of the patients who have benefited from the services of this clinic, during 2013 -2014. Material and methods: the study is a descriptive, transversal one, comprising 100 patients interviewed based on an anonymous questionnaire with open and closed questions. Results: 59 of the patients were hospitalized for medical rehabilitation for the existence of neurological distress. The most affected area of activity was housework, the ability to move, sleep and the availability for the social activities. For 80% of patients, there is a degree of disability induced by the disease, and 21 of them have noted a negative influence of the suffering on the quality of life, rated as unsatisfactory. Conclusions: the study demonstrates the need for quality of life assessment so as to highlight the therapeutic needs of medical rehabilitation and the efficacy of these therapeutic measures with a view to improve the patient’s condition, respectively the level of satisfaction about his own life.
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