Health-related quality of life of people with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis

Authors

  • Sergio Vital da Silva Junior Universidade Federal da Paraíba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3359-6640
  • Caliandra Maria Bezerra Luna Lima Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Allan Batista Silva Universidade Federal da Paraíba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8202-7212
  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira e Silva Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Maria Eliane Moreira Freire Universidade Federal da Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v22.63454

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous, Nursing, Health, Neglected Diseases

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the health-related quality of life in people infected with American TegumentaryLeishmaniasis, according to sociodemographic and clinical data. Cross-sectional study, conducted in Paraíba, Brazil, in 2019. Twenty-two patients over the age of 18 years old in hospital treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis participated. A questionnaire with sociodemographic and clinical variables and the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form-36 (SF-36) were used and analyzed by descriptive measures and non-parametric statistical tests. The study was approved by a Research Ethics Committee. Most of the participants were male, between the ages of 20 and 88 years old, farmers, in a marital relationship, and owned dogs. They showed ulcerative lesions on their limbs. All quality of life domains measured by the instrument presented low scores. The findings of this investigation show the need for actions to promote health and prevent infection by American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis.

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2020-12-31

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