01488nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001100069653001100080653001200091653000900103653001600112653002300128100001200151700001500163700001400178700001700192245007600209856004800285300001100333490000700344050001400351520083100365022001401196       2010                            d  c2010 Nov-Dec10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPatient Compliance1 aLuna IT1 aBeserra EP1 aAlves MDS1 aPinheiro PNC00a[Adhesion to leprosy treatment: inherent difficulties of the patients].  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/reben/v63n6/18.pdf  a983-900 v63  aLUNA 20103 a<p>This research, carried in Guaiúba, Ceará, Brazil aimed to identify the difficulties for the treatment compliance of leprosy patients, relating the associated factors. This is a qualitative study; data was collected from a home visit in January 2009 using an interview guideline containing seven guiding questions. Diagnosed leprosy patients with history of non compliance to treatment participated of the study. It was used Roper, Logan and Tierney's Model of Life Activities. The speeches of the subjects were classified according to twelve life activities. The model utilization made possible a holistic approach on the barriers lived by leprosy patients in the compliance to drug treatment, in order to know the life activities of these patients to a possible adaptation of the actions addressed to this clientele.</p>  a0034-7167