[en] ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess the quality of life of Crohn's disease patients treated at the clinic of the University Hospital from Piauí. Methods: Exploratory and cross-sectional study in the University Hospital of Piauí - Brazil, from July to December 2015, with a sample of 52 Crohn's disease patients. A form was applied to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile, and the instrument "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire" was used to assess the quality of life. Results: Most participants were females, adults, self-declared brown-skinned, married, with family income of two minimum wages, with high school education and non-smokers and alcohol drinkers. Diagnostic time was longer than five years, and patients are partly in remission of the disease. Few patients had marked weight loss, diarrhea and abdominal pain in the last three months. Patients had been hospitalized due to Crohn's disease, a quarter of them had undergone surgical resection of the bowel and had had complications such as fistulas, more often. As drug treatment, association of immunomodulators and aziotioprina was used. Most had performed laboratory tests for control, followed by colonoscopy and they had never abandoned treatment. Patients presented regular quality of life and the response "never" was the most scored in the instrument. Quality of life was regular in the domains of systemic symptoms, emotional and social aspects, and in the intestinal symptoms, it was satisfactory with an average 56.15. Conclusion: Patients with Crohn's disease have a regular quality of life

[pt] RESUMO: Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes com doença de Crohn atendidos no ambulatório de um Hospital Universitário. Método: Estudo descritivo-exploratório transversal em Hospital Universitário do Piauí- Brasil, de Julho a Dezembro de 2015, e amostra de 52 pacientes com Doença de Crohn. Aplicou-se formulário para caracterização sociodemográfica e clínica, e o instrumento "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire" para avaliar a qualidade de vida. Resultados: A maioria sexo feminino, adultos, autodeclarados pardos, casados, com renda familiar de dois salários mínimos (392 euros), ensino médio completo e não ingerem bebidas alcoólicas nem fumam. Apresentaram tempo de diagnóstico maior que cinco anos e estão parcialmente em remissão da doença. Não apresentaram acentuada frequência de perda de peso, diarreia e dores abdominais nos últimos três meses. Os pacientes tiveram internação hospitalar devido à doença de crohn, um quarto deles realizaram ressecção cirúrgica do intestino e como complicações as fistulas tiveram mais presentes. Como tratamento medicamentoso, utilizam associação de imunomodulares e azatioprina. A maioria realizaram exames laboratoriais para controle, seguida de colonoscopia e nunca abandonaram o tratamento. Apresentaram qualidade de vida regular e tiveram a resposta "Nunca" como a mais pontuada no instrumento. Nos domínios dos sintomas sistêmicos, aspectos sociais e emocionais a qualidade de vida foi regular, e nos sintomas intestinais foi satisfatória com média 56,15. Conclusão: Os pacientes com doença de Crohn apresentam qualidade de vida regular.