01709nas a2200265 4500000000100000008004100001653001500042653001200057653002500069653002500094653002600119653001000145653001600155100002200171700002200193700001900215700001600234700003000250700001800280245011600298856007700414300001200491490000700503520093300510 2019 d10aDisability10aleprosy10aPhysical limitations10aPsychosocial aspects10aQuality of Life (QoL)10aSALSA10aWHOQOL-BREF1 aFerreira Silva PM1 aEsteves Pereira L1 aLima Ribeiro L1 aSantos DCMD1 aDelmondes do Nascimento R1 aD'Azevedo SSP00aEvaluation of the physical limitations, psychosocial aspects and quality of life of people affected by leprosy. uhttp://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/view/6975 a211-2150 v113 a
Objective: Analyze the aspects related to the physical, psychosocial and quality of life of people affected by leprosy. Method: Quantitative, cross-sectional study. The Screening Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA), Social Participation and e World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-bref) scales were applied with 31 subjects. Result: The majority of the participants presented some degree of physical and social restriction. The correlation with the degree of disability highlighted that the patients who presented restrictions also had degree of disability II. About the quality of life, the psychological domain and the social relations showed the highest averages, while the physical and the environmental had the lowest ones. Conclusion: It is necessary to prioritize and intensify actions to prevent disability in leprosy.