TY - JOUR KW - Disability KW - leprosy KW - Physical limitations KW - Psychosocial aspects KW - Quality of Life (QoL) KW - SALSA KW - WHOQOL-BREF AU - Ferreira Silva PM AU - Esteves Pereira L AU - Lima Ribeiro L AU - Santos DCMD AU - Delmondes do Nascimento R AU - D'Azevedo SSP AB -
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.
BT - Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental online IS - 1 LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2019 SP - 211 EP - 215 T2 - Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental online TI - Evaluation of the physical limitations, psychosocial aspects and quality of life of people affected by leprosy. TT - Avaliação das limitações físicas, aspectos psicossociais e qualidade de vida de pessoas atingidas pela hanseníase UR - http://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/view/6975 VL - 11 ER -