01825nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653002300080653001500103653001100118653000900129653001100138653001100149653002800160653001200188653000900200653001600209653002300225653001400248653002000262653003100282100001200313700001100325245011900336300001200455490000700467520099900474022001401473       1998                            d  c1998 Oct10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAttitude to Health10aEmployment10aFamily10aFear10aFemale10aHumans10aInterpersonal Relations10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNursing Assessment10aPrejudice10aSelf Disclosure10aSurveys and Questionnaires1 aHelene 1 aRocha 00a[Identification of psychosocial problems in patients with Hansen's disease by analysis of computerized resources].  a199-2070 v323 a<p>The purpose of this study was to identify leprosy patients' psychosocial problems experienced after they were informed about their diagnosis. We focused attention upon concerns and behavioral changes related to their families, friends, jobs and to themselves. Data were obtained by a two opened questions interview and they were analysed with the aid of artificial intelligence techniques. These intelligence tools were used to discover the most frequent words, phrases and concepts existing in the interview reports. The results showed that after being informed about their diagnosis, the majority of the patients referred some concerns and behavioral changes related to their families, friends, jobs and to themselves. The main concerns of the population were related to the disease (transmission, the treatment extension, the possibility of hospitalization, the uncertainty about the cure). These facts induced some of the patients to avoid telling people about the disease they have.</p>  a0080-6234