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

Araújo, Daniella Azevêdo Lobo de; Brito, Karen Krystine Gonçalves de; Santana, Emanuelle Malzac Freire de; Soares, Valéria Leite; Soares, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira

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%T Characteristics of people of quality of life with leprosy in outpatient treatment
%A Araújo, Daniella Azevêdo Lobo de
%A Brito, Karen Krystine Gonçalves de
%A Santana, Emanuelle Malzac Freire de
%A Soares, Valéria Leite
%A Soares, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira
%J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
%N 4
%P 5010-5016
%V 8
%D 2016
%K Lepra
%@ 2175-5361
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53652-8
%X 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.
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