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Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with phantom pain
BEŤÁKOVÁ, Zuzana
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with phantom post-amputation pain Phantom pain is pain that relates to surgically or traumatically amputated parts of human body, usually already in its integrity. Pathophysiological mechanism allowing occurrence of phantom pain has not been discovered yet. It is a very complex, multifactorial phenomenon. In case phantom pain becomes a chronic disorder, it decreases subjecťs quality of life. The bachelorľs thesis titled "Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with phantom post-amputation pain" is divided into two parts. The theoretical part dwells on pain, its origins, types, ethics, and research done in the area of pain. The theoretical part also deals with amputation, origins, and help provided in social sphere of an individual. The last section of the theory is concerned with quality of life. The practical part introduces the objective of the thesis and defines hypotheses, which marks the actual beginning of the research. The chapter named "Methodology" provides a description of the research procedure and tools used in order to confirm or rule out the defined objective and hypotheses. The following chapter titled "Outcomes" comprises of graphs and tables showing resulting values and their verbal descriptions. Information collected in the research is confronted in the discussion. The aim of the thesis was to find out whether phantom pain influences quality of life in patients in case it develops within 1 month following the amputation or months after the amputation; and to observe whether younger subjects show better tolerance of phantom post-amputation pain. The data retrieved from selected subjects were collected by a method of interview. The objective was reached by using the method of standardized questionnaire SF-36 on Health Related Quality of Life, which focuses on 8 domains. In conclusion, the research showed that subjects over 65 years of age have better quality of life in domains SF - social function and P - Pain. In all 6 remaining domains, subjects under 65 years of age showed better quality of life. The research also came to the conclusion that if the pain starts 1 month and later from the amputation, such subjects show better quality of life in 7 out of 8 domains than subjects who start suffering from the pain within 1 month following the amputation. The only exception is the domain of SF - social function.
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