TY - JOUR
KW - Disability
KW - leprosy
KW - Physical limitations
KW - Psychosocial aspects
KW - Quality of Life (QoL)
KW - SALSA
KW - WHOQOL-BREF
AU - Ferreira Silva PM
AU - Esteves Pereira L
AU - Lima Ribeiro L
AU - Santos DCMD
AU - Delmondes do Nascimento R
AU - D'Azevedo SSP
AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> Analyze the aspects related to the physical, psychosocial and quality of life of people affected by leprosy. <strong>Method:</strong> Quantitative, cross-sectional study. The Screening Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA), Social Participation and e World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-bref) scales were applied with 31 subjects. <strong>Result:</strong> The majority of the participants presented some degree of physical and social restriction. The correlation with the degree of disability highlighted that the patients who presented restrictions also had degree of disability II. About the quality of life, the psychological domain and the social relations showed the highest averages, while the physical and the environmental had the lowest ones. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> It is necessary to prioritize and intensify actions to prevent disability in leprosy.</p>

BT - Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental online
IS - 1
LA - eng
N2 - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> Analyze the aspects related to the physical, psychosocial and quality of life of people affected by leprosy. <strong>Method:</strong> Quantitative, cross-sectional study. The Screening Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA), Social Participation and e World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-bref) scales were applied with 31 subjects. <strong>Result:</strong> The majority of the participants presented some degree of physical and social restriction. The correlation with the degree of disability highlighted that the patients who presented restrictions also had degree of disability II. About the quality of life, the psychological domain and the social relations showed the highest averages, while the physical and the environmental had the lowest ones. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> It is necessary to prioritize and intensify actions to prevent disability in leprosy.</p>

PY - 2019
SP - 211
EP - 215
T2 - Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental online
TI - Evaluation of the physical limitations, psychosocial aspects and quality of life of people affected by leprosy.
TT - Avaliação das limitações físicas, aspectos psicossociais e qualidade de vida de pessoas atingidas pela hanseníase
UR - http://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/view/6975
VL - 11
ER -