QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT IN A GROUP OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE REHABILITATION CLINIC WITHIN THE CLINICAL COUNTY EMERGENCY HOSPITAL OF SIBIU

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. Cuvinte cheie: calitatea vieţii, pacient, evaluare Rezumat: Introducere: calitatea vieţii este un concept complex, care permite realizarea unei imagini de ansamblu asupra vieţii oamenilor si a societăţii in care acestia trăiesc. Calitatea vieţii, v ăzută ca rezultat al ingrijirilor medicale se referă la supraviețuirea după intervenţia terapeutică, impactul bolii si al tratamentului asupra stării de sănătate ca bunăstare fizică si emoţională si asupra stilului de viaţă al pacientului. Scop: prezenta lucrare isi propune să evalueze calitatea vieţii unui lot de pacienţi internaţi in Clinica de Reabilitare Medicală II a Spitalului Clinic Judeţean de Urgen ţă Sibiu si nivelul de satisfacţie a pacienţilor care au beneficiat de serviciile acestei clinici, in perioada 2013 -2014. Material si metodă de lucru: studiul este unul descriptiv, transversal, care cuprinde 100 de pacienţi, intervievaţi pe baza unui chestionar anonim, cu intrebări deschise si inchise. Rezultate: 59 din pacienţi s-au internat pentru reabilitare medicală pentru existenţa unei suferinţe neurologice. Cel mai afectat domeniu de activitate a fost munca in gospod ărie, capacitatea de deplasare, somnul si disponibilitat ea pentru activităţi sociale. Pentru 80% dintre pacienţi, există un grad de dizabilitate indus de boală, iar 21 dintre acestia au remarcat o influenţă nefastă a suferinţei asupra calităţii vieţii, cotată ca fiind nesatisfăcătoare. Concluzii: Studiul demonstrează necesitatea evaluării calităţii vie ţii pacien ţilor, atât ca eviden ţiere a nevoilor terapeutice de reabilitare medicală, cât si ca evaluare a eficacit ăţii acestor măsuri terapeutice menite s ă imbunătăţească starea pacientului, respectiv gradul de satisfac ţie cu privire la propria viaţă.