TY - JOUR
KW - leprosy
KW - Disability
KW - Brazil
AU - Simplício Viana de Carvalho M
AU - Carmo de Carvalho e Martins M
AU - Moreira Nunes P
AU - Evangelista de Araújo T
AB - Objective: To investigate the prevalence of disability in leprosy patients treated at the referral center of Teresina. Method: This was a descriptive study based on the review of medical records of 1,036 patients treated between January 2005 and December 2010. Parameters age, sex, occupation, operating classification, clinical form of the disease, physical disability and body region affected by disability were analyzed. Associations between variables were investigated by means of chi- square. Results: The prevalence of disability was 21.4 % and 13.3% of grade I and grade II 8.1% , and both were significantly associated with male sex, age greater than or equal to 30 years and virchowian and multibacillary. The most affected regions were the feet (Grade I and Grade II) and hands (Grade II). Conclusion: The high prevalence of physical disability indicates the need for health care to reduce compromising the quality of life and productive capacity of the patients.
BT - Journal of Research Fundamental Care On line
CN - SIMPLíCIO VIANA DE CARVALHO 2013
IS - 6
LA - eng
N2 - Objective: To investigate the prevalence of disability in leprosy patients treated at the referral center of Teresina. Method: This was a descriptive study based on the review of medical records of 1,036 patients treated between January 2005 and December 2010. Parameters age, sex, occupation, operating classification, clinical form of the disease, physical disability and body region affected by disability were analyzed. Associations between variables were investigated by means of chi- square. Results: The prevalence of disability was 21.4 % and 13.3% of grade I and grade II 8.1% , and both were significantly associated with male sex, age greater than or equal to 30 years and virchowian and multibacillary. The most affected regions were the feet (Grade I and Grade II) and hands (Grade II). Conclusion: The high prevalence of physical disability indicates the need for health care to reduce compromising the quality of life and productive capacity of the patients.
PY - 2013
SP - 240
EP - 47
T2 - Journal of Research Fundamental Care On line
TI - Physical disability prevalence in leprosy assisted in Teresina city (PI) reference center from 2005 to 2010
TT - Prevalência de incapacidade física em hansenianos atendidos em centro de referência da cidade de Teresina (PI) no período de 2005 a 2010
UR - http://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/download/3496/3046&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm03mXlyAJMGtdLGXLO1Km-wHvCG-Q&oi=scholaralrt
VL - 5
ER -