01797nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001200054653002100066653001500087653001800102653002200120653002000142100001200162700001600174700001400190245010900204856008000313300000800393490000700401520113300408022001401541       2024                            d  c01/202410aLeprosy10aDisabled Persons10aAdaptation10aPsychological10aTransitional Care10aQuality of Life1 aCosta R1 aFernandes M1 aZagonel I00aTransitions experienced by people living with limitations resulting from leprosy: a research-care study.  uhttps://www.scielo.br/j/reben/a/4mqtZXxY6QtW34LKyRpRKQc/?format=pdf&lang=en  a1-80 v773 a<p><strong>Objective:&nbsp;</strong>to understand the transitional processes that affect the adaptation of people who live with limitations resulting from leprosy.</p>

<p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a qualitative study based on the precepts of Transition Theory, mediated by care-research, with 24 people with limitations resulting from leprosy in an ex-hospital colony in Piauí. Semi-structured interviews were carried out. The interviews were analyzed using Iramuteq software.</p>

<p><strong>Results:&nbsp;</strong>the researched-caregivers experienced the four types of transitions, including feelings of fear, worry, loneliness, hopelessness, guilt and a tendency to hide the diagnosis. Breakdowns and resignation were revealed, with spirituality, adaptation to the new life situation and acceptance as facilitating conditions for coping with the transitional process, with a consequent improvement in quality of life.</p>

<p><strong>Final considerations:&nbsp;</strong>the transitional processes had a positive significance, since they contributed to adaptation and the achievement of quality of life.</p>
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