Qualidade de vida e sintomas depressivos em indivíduos expostos ao Césio-137, em Goiânia
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2012-10-01
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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Objectives: This study evaluated the Quality-of-Life (QoL) of those individuals
exposed to Cesium-137, in Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil and its association with symptoms
of depression and socio-demographic factors. Methods: 62 subjects participated,
who were divided into two groups: Group I (people with radiodermatitis and / or with
cytogenetic desimetry above 20 rads), n=33; Group II (people with cytogenetic
desimetry < or =20 rads), n=29.The instrument WHOQL-Bref was applied to evaluate
the (QoL) and the scale for Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for the screening of
symptoms of depression. The social-demographic factors were collected through the
Monitoring System of Victims of Radiation. Data analysis used the syntax of
WHOQOL-BREF using SPSS ® for Windows ® version 15.0. To compare the
variables we used the Student's T test and ANOVA. For correlation between
WHOQOL-BREF and BDI used the Pearson test. It was considered as significance
level value of 5% (p <0.05). Results: Among the areas of WHOQL-Bref, the
environment had the highest mean scores (59.02, SD = 20:39) and the psychological
had the lowest average (53.02, SD = 20:39). The associations between the physical,
psychological and social relationships were significant for the age variable,
respectively (p = 0.018, p = 0.002, p = 0.001). For the BDI it was observed that
33.9% of subjects were above the cutoff point (> 16), showing a difference in those
over 41 years of age (p> 0.05), all items of the BDI were correlated with all domains
of WHOQL-Bref (p = <0.0010). Conclusions: Individuals exposed to cesium-137
suffer considerable impact on their QOL, with persistence of psychosocial problems,
especially for those with more than 41 years. BDI results showed that radiation
exposure constitutes a risk factor for psychiatric disorders, verifying the presence of
significant depressive symptoms, especially in people over 41 years and, to a lesser
extent, the members of Group I and distributed among women in both groups. The
domains of the WHOQOL-BREF and BDI correlated indicating that QOL and
depressive symptoms are constructs with areas of intersection. Sociodemographic
factors related to education and religion associated with the results of the
assessment of QOL and symptoms of depression.
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FUINI, Silvana Cruz. Quality of life and symptoms in individuals exposed to depressive Cesio 137, at Goiânia. 2012. 104 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde - Medicina) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2012.