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https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/25621| Document Type: | Artigo |
| Title: | Pain and quality of life in leprosy patients in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional study |
| Authors: | Santos, Victor Santana Santana, Jamilly Vasconcelos Barbosa Castro, Fabrícia D. N. Oliveira, Laudice Santos Santana, Julianne Costa Vasconcelos de Feitosa, Vera Lúcia Corrêa Gurgel, Ricardo Queiroz Cuevas, Luis Eduardo |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Resumo : | Background: Pain emerges as a challenge in the treatment of leprosy patients. In this study, we describe the prevalence and type of pain in patients with leprosy, and its effect on patients’ quality of life in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil. Findings: A cross-sectional survey of 260 patients attending leprosy reference centres in Sergipe, Northeast Brazil was conducted. Individuals were assessed for the presence and type of pain, skin sensory loss, peripheral nerve enlargement, touch and pinprick sensations, mechanical allodynia and nerve palpation. Participants completed the Douleur Neuropathique 4 questionnaire, and we also used the Brief Pain Inventory scale and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF instrument to arrive at our results. One hundred and ninety-five (75 %) patients reported pain, mostly of the neuropathic type. Pain was moderate in 84 (43.1 %) and severe in 94 (48.2 %) participants. The presence of pain was associated with disability (p = 0.001), leprosy reactions (p = 0.004) and lower quality of life. Most patients with neuropathic pain were treated with steroids, despite their low efficacy for this type of pain. Conclusion: Pain is highly prevalent among leprosy patients and is associated with low quality of life. Leprosy management should include a systematic assessment of the type of pain a patient experiences in order to provide adequate treatment. |
| Keywords: | Leprosy Pain Neuropathic pain Quality of life Sergipe Brazil |
| ISSN: | 2049-9957 |
| Is part of: | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
| Language: | eng |
| Publisher / Institution : | BioMed Central |
| Citation: | SANTOS, V. S. et al. Pain and quality of life in leprosy patients in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional study. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, London, v. 5, n. 18, 2016. Disponível em: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-016-0113-1. Acesso em: 21 jul. 2026. |
| License: | Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) |
| Identifier: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0113-1 |
| URI: | https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/25621 |
| Appears in Collections: | DME - Artigos de periódicos DMEL - Artigos de periódicos |
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