Limitation of activity and restriction of social participation in relation to age range, gender, and education in people with leprosy
An. bras. dermatol
; 92(3): 335-339, May-June 2017. tab
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en Inglés
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| ID: biblio-886953
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Background:
In Brazil, 38,000 new cases of leprosy are discovered each year, making it a public health problem.Objective:
To identify whether or not there is an association between activity limitations and the restriction of social participation with some demographic data (age range, gender, and education) of the patients in a Basic Health Unit (BHU), diagnosed with leprosy.Methods:
The SALSA scale was used to assess activity limitations, whereas the Participation scale was used to assess the restriction of social participation.Results:
The assessments were conducted with 31 BHU patients diagnosed with leprosy. Males were the most affected by leprosy, the multibacillary was the most prevalent, and education proved to be an important factor when related to the disease injuries among the evaluated individuals. Regarding activity limitations and the restriction of social participation, the percentage of individuals without limitations and without restrictions was greater in both scales. Studylimitations:
The main limitation is the small study sample.Conclusion:
It can be concluded that, for the studied sample, no association was observed between the activity limitations, evaluated by the Salsa scale, nor the restriction of social participation, evaluated by the Participation Scale, with the analyzed demographic data.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Contexto en salud:
Enfermedades Desatendidas
Problema de salud:
Lepra
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Enfermedades Desatendidas
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Perfil de Impacto de Enfermedad
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Evaluación de la Discapacidad
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Lepra Multibacilar
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Lepra Paucibacilar
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Participación Social
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
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Factores de riesgo
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociales de la salud
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Preferencia del paciente
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Anciano de 80 o más años
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Asunto de la revista:
Dermatologia
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal de São Carlos/BR