Perfil de funcionalidade de pessoas afetadas pela hanseníase / Profile of functionality of persons affected by leprosy

RESUMO Objetivo analisar o perfil de funcionalidade e deficiência de pessoas afetadas pela hanseníase. Métodos estudo quantitativo, realizado com 43 pessoas em seis unidades de referência, contendo grupos de apoio ao autocuidado em hanseníase. Foram utilizados um questionário sociodemográfico e clínico e o instrumento World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule . As análises utilizaram estatística descritiva, os testes de qui-quadrado de adequação de ajustamento para as variáveis categóricas, binomial e Mann-Whitney. Resultados a mediana (intervalo interquartil) nos domínios Participação, Mobilidade, Cognição e Atividades de Vida foram, respectivamente, 37,5 (20,8-54,2), 25,0 (6,3-56,3), 20,0 (0,0-40,0) e 10,0 (0,0-40,0), representando o impacto da doença nesses domínios. Conclusão as pontuações de funcionalidade foram maiores nos domínios Participação e Mobilidade, como reflexo das incapacidades físicas, discriminação e estigma na vida das pessoas afetadas pela hanseníase.

ABSTRACT Objective to analyze the functioning and disability profile of persons affected by leprosy. Methods a quantitative study, carried out with 43 people in six reference units with support groups for self-care in leprosy. A sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule instrument were used. The analyses used descriptive statistics, the chi-square test of adjustment adequacy for categorical variables, binomial and Mann-Whitney. Results the median (interquartile range) in the Participation, Mobility, Cognition and Life Activities domains were 37.5 (20.8-54.2), 25.0 (6.3-56.3), 20.0 (0.0-40.0) and 10.0 (0.0-40.0), respectively, representing the impact of the disease in these domains. Conclusion the functionality scores were higher in the Participation and Mobility domains, reflecting physical disabilities, discrimination and stigma in the lives of people affected by leprosy.

Early Outcomes of Modified De Vega Annuloplasty for Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation at a Brazilian Hospital

Abstract Background: Right valve diseases are not benign, the tricuspid regurgitation has a significant impact on morbidity and mortality of patients. Objectives: This study aimed to report the short-term results of tricuspid annuloplasty using the De Vega technique modified by Manuel Antunes. Methods: A descriptive-analytical study was performed to evaluate the results of the tricuspid valvuloplasty performed at the Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira between 2012 and 2017. Data were collected by reviewing charts and databases of the Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of the institution. Those with rheumatic diseases or infective endocarditis with tricuspid valve involvement, or reoperation of the tricuspid valve were excluded. Student's t-test and McNemar's were used for statistical analysis. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 87 patients were studied, most of them were women (56.3%). The most associated heart valve diseases were mitral regurgitation (27.6%) and aortic regurgitation (20.7%). There was a significant decrease in the degree of tricuspid regurgitation in the postoperative period, with 83.3% of patients with none or mild regurgitation and only 1.1% with severe regurgitation (p = 0.0077). Conclusions: In the current study, tricuspid valve annuloplasty using the modified De Vega technique was shown to be effective in the short term. Further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term results.