Limitations in activities of people affected by leprosy after completing multidrug therapy: application of the SALSA scale

Nardi, Susilene Maria Tonelli; Paschoal, Vânia Del'Arco; Zanetta, Dirce Maria Trevisan

doi:10.47276/lr.83.2.172

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“…In the current study, more females (46%) than males (29%) experienced activity limitation and the reason may be that females are mainly engaged in household work. Findings of this study are consistent with the findings of the study conducted in Brazil (Nardi et al, 2012) and Indonesia (Van Brakel et al, 2012). On the contrary, another similar study from Brazil (Santos et al, 2015) found that there was no difference in activity limitation among the males and females.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Older persons affected by leprosy suffered more limitation in activities when compared to younger persons; this was consistent with the findings of the study conducted in Brazil (Nardi et al, 2012). The activity limitation among literate and illiterate respondents was not influenced by the educational status.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Among those with activity limitation, 7% had moderate to severe limitation in activities. The proportion of people with limitation in activities was lower in this study than the 58% found in the study by Nardi et al (2012) and the 67% in the study by De Souza et al (2016) in Brazil, and the 60% found in the study in Indonesia by Van Brakel et al (2012).…”

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confidence: 81%

“…The activity limitation among literate and illiterate respondents was not influenced by the educational status. However, the Brazilian study found that limitation of activities was experienced by those who had less than 6 years of schooling, compared to those who attended school for longer periods (Nardi et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…The study by Nardi et al (2012) in Brazil, found that people affected by leprosy and with low-risk occupations (activities or occupations that do not require intense or constant effort or repetitive movements for most of the day) had reported higher limitation in activities, and people with low incomes had reported higher limitation in activities when compared to those with higher incomes. The present study found that homemakers experienced higher limitation in activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Activity Limitation of People Affected by Leprosy in an Endemic District in West Bengal, India

Govindharaj

Srinivasan

Darlong³

2020

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Purpose: This study aimed to assess the level of activity limitation, and the factors associated with it, among people affected by leprosy who were reporting at a leprosy referral centre of Purulia, in West Bengal state, India. Method:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 358 individuals affected by leprosy. Persons recruited for this study were above 18 years of age, married, and had been diagnosed with leprosy for at least 1 year at the time of the interview. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to gather information about the respondents' socio-economic and disease status. The Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA) Scale was used to measure activity limitation.Results: Of the 358 respondents, 59% were male, 60% were between 18 and 45 years of age, and 42% were illiterate. About 144 or 40% of the respondents had Grade 2 disability and 60% had disease duration of more than 3 years. There were 229 individuals (64%) who had no limitation in activities, 103 (29%) had mild limitation and 26 (7%) had moderate to severe limitation in activities. There is a significant association between gender, age, occupation, physical disability and disease duration with activity limitation. Conclusion:It appears that limitations in activities among persons affected by leprosy are associated with being a woman, a housewife, an aged person, and with longer disease duration. The physical disability was intrinsically associated with limitation in activities.

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confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%