01965nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653002200093653001000115653002800125653002600153653001100179653001100190653001200201653000900213653001600222653003000238653001600268100002000284700001600304700001700320700002700337700001700364700001400381245016300395856004900558300001000607490000700617520095300624022001401577       2011                            d  c2011 Mar-Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aChild10aCross-Sectional Studies10aDisability Evaluation10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSeverity of Illness Index10aYoung Adult1 aTúlio Raposo M1 aCaminha AVQ1 aHeukelbach J1 aSánchez-González MÁ1 aMedeiros JLA1 aNemes MIB00aAssessment of physical impairments in leprosy patients: a comparison between the world health organization (who) disability grade and the Eye-Hand-Foot score.  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/rimtsp/v53n2/04.pdf  a77-810 v533 a<p>This cross-sectional study assessed the grade of physical impairments in 61 individuals with leprosy receiving multidrug therapy (MDT) under the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), and residing in Campina Grande, Paraíba State, Brazil. Impairments were assessed using the disability grade (DG) standardized by the WHO, and the EHF score (Eye-Hand-Foot sum of impairment scores). Impairments were detected in 25 (41%) of the subjects. A total of 14 (23%) patients scored DG 1, while 11 (18%) were assigned DG 2. The EHF score ranged from 1 to 10 points in the group of patients with physical impairments, with a mean score of 3.6 points. The majority of individuals with impairments were affected in at least two sites. We conclude that the EHF score showed overlapping impairments in the segments examined and may be more appropriate than the DG classification system for describing the degree of physical impairment of leprosy patients.</p>  a1678-9946