01626nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001700054653002000071653001800091653001700109653001200126100001400138700001700152245006100169856008400230300001200314490000700326520108700333       2018                            d10aleprosy10aEpidemiology10aHealth Services10aPublic health10aRisk Factors10aNursing1 aMorais JR1 aFurtado ÉZL00aThe level of physical inability of patients with leprosy  uhttps://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/revistaenfermagem/article/view/231049/29244  a1625-320 v123 a<p><strong><em>Objective:</em></strong><strong> </strong>to evaluate the level of physical inability of patients with leprosy. <strong><em>Method:</em></strong><strong> </strong>a quantitative, cross-sectional, retrospective study with 73 patients diagnosed with leprosy. For the data collection, there was used pre-structured questionnaire tool containing sociodemographic and epidemiological data extracted from the connectors of the SINAN research and electronic medical records. The data were analyzed using the IBM<sup>®</sup> SPSS<sup>®</sup>, version 21.0.<strong> </strong><strong><em>Results:</em></strong> it was found that the male patients with low schooling, dimorphous clinical form, Virchowian and neural pure, operational classification multibacillary leprosy and the presence of one or more nerves affected had a greater chance of presenting some level of physical inability. <strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong> it underlines the importance of assessing the level of physical inability at the time of diagnosis of leprosy and the guidelines for self-care.</p>