Characteristics of people of quality of life with leprosy in outpatient treatment

Abstract: Objective: To characterize the quality of life of people with leprosy in outpatient treatment. Method: Exploratory-descriptive quantitative study with 59 subjects. To obtain the socioeconomic and clinical data of individuals used the questionnaire, and for the quality of life, the Short Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short-Form Health Survey SF-36. Data analysis was adopted IBM SPSS statistical software. Results: 78% multibacillary; males 54,3%; mean age 45,9%years; economically active 67%. The SF-36 shows average scores calculated values up to score 50, but the physical and emotional aspects (score <50) Age was correlated to the areas of functional capacity and physical aspects, while sex was associated with mental health. Conclusion: The investigated population has adequate quality of life, though, it is observed that this is affected by the disease

Object Details

• Alternative title: Caracterização da qualidade de vida de pessoas com hanseníase em tratamento ambulatorial
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 8 (2016) 4 ; 5010-5016

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i4.5010-5016
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53652-8
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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