Avaliação da qualidade de vida em pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal no Piauí

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the quality of life of patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease being monitored at a tertiary hospital in the state of Piauí. Relate the overall and domain scores of the “Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire” (IBDQ) with clinical and sociodemographic variables. METHODOLOGY: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, observational, analytical study, carried out from April to October 2024, in a tertiary hospital in Teresina, which included 41 patients diagnosed with IBD. The IBDQ questionnaire was applied, associated with a sociodemographic questionnaire, and clinical data and disease history were analyzed. RESULTS: The patients who obtained the best overall quality of life scores were men over 40 years old, with UC, diagnosed less than 5 years ago and using immunobiologicals. CONCLUSION: In comparison with other studies of the same type, patients with IBD from Piauí have a lower average quality of life than other Brazilian states, reflecting the need of specific projects of psychological, social and educational support for this population. Furthermore, new studies with larger samples are needed to allow a more precise delimitation of the impact of clinical and sociodemographic variables on the quality of life of patients with IBD.