Back to search
Publication
CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DE PORTADORES DE HANSENÍASE REALIZANDO TRATAMENTO EM UM AMBULATÓRIO DE REFERÊNCIA
Abstract
1. INTRODUCTION Leprosy and multidrug treatment lead to a number of nutritional disorders, especially body mass changes, which can negatively influence the immune response and aggravate the disease (VÁZQUEZ et al., 2011). In this sense it is essential to evaluate the nutritional status of these patients with emphasis on Body Mass Index (BMI) because it is easy to measure and low cost, enabling rapid diagnosis and effective nutritional intervention.
2. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with 45 patients of both sexes with leprosy undergoing outpatient treatment in Belém/Pará. Were included in the study individuals who met the inclusion criteria and signed the Informed Consent Form (TCLE) were included in the study. The evaluation of the nutritional status was carried out from the BMI and the values proposed by the World Health Organization (1995) for adults and Lipschitz (1944) for the elderly were used for nutritional diagnosis.
3. RESULTS It was found that 27 were female and 18 male, in the analysis of the age group it was found that 39 were adults, with ages between 22 and 57, and 6 were elderly with ages between 61 and 75. Regarding the evaluation of the nutritional status it was found that among adults 4.4% (n=2) were malnourished, 13.3% (n=6) with eutrophy, 57.8% (n=26) and 11.1% (n=5) with overweight and obesity, respectively. Among the elderly, 4.5% (n=2) were eutrophic and 8.9% (n=4) were overweight and no low weight was identified.
4. CONCLUSION From this, it can be seen that the majority of leprosy carriers assessed are overweight. Thus BMI is a safe and effective tool for determining the nutritional status of the patient, facilitating immediate intervention to change the patient's condition to eutrophy, preventing morbidities and increasing life expectancy and quality of life.
2. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with 45 patients of both sexes with leprosy undergoing outpatient treatment in Belém/Pará. Were included in the study individuals who met the inclusion criteria and signed the Informed Consent Form (TCLE) were included in the study. The evaluation of the nutritional status was carried out from the BMI and the values proposed by the World Health Organization (1995) for adults and Lipschitz (1944) for the elderly were used for nutritional diagnosis.
3. RESULTS It was found that 27 were female and 18 male, in the analysis of the age group it was found that 39 were adults, with ages between 22 and 57, and 6 were elderly with ages between 61 and 75. Regarding the evaluation of the nutritional status it was found that among adults 4.4% (n=2) were malnourished, 13.3% (n=6) with eutrophy, 57.8% (n=26) and 11.1% (n=5) with overweight and obesity, respectively. Among the elderly, 4.5% (n=2) were eutrophic and 8.9% (n=4) were overweight and no low weight was identified.
4. CONCLUSION From this, it can be seen that the majority of leprosy carriers assessed are overweight. Thus BMI is a safe and effective tool for determining the nutritional status of the patient, facilitating immediate intervention to change the patient's condition to eutrophy, preventing morbidities and increasing life expectancy and quality of life.
More information
Type
Book Chapter