Is the WHO disability grading system for leprosy related to the level of functional activity and social participation?

Is the WHO disability grading system for leprosy related to the level of functional activity and social participation?

To investigate the relationship between the WHO disability grading system for leprosy with the limitations to perform daily functional activities and the decrease in social participation in participants with leprosy. Participants with a diagnosis of leprosy were recruited at the dermatology ambulato...

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Published in:Leprosy review Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 191 - 200
Main Authors: Cunha de Souza, Vivian Taís, Da Silva Júnior, Walderi Monteiro, Ribeiro De Jesus, Amélia Maria, De Oliveira, Daniela Teles, Raptis, Helli Alkisti, De Freitas, Paulo Henrique Luiz, Schneiberg, Sheila
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England British Leprosy Relief Association 01-06-2016
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Brazil - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Persons
Evaluation
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Leprosy
Leprosy - classification
Leprosy - epidemiology
Leprosy - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Practice guidelines (Medicine)
Quality of life
Social aspects
Social Participation
World Health Organization
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Summary:To investigate the relationship between the WHO disability grading system for leprosy with the limitations to perform daily functional activities and the decrease in social participation in participants with leprosy. Participants with a diagnosis of leprosy were recruited at the dermatology ambulatory clinic of the University Hospital of Sergipe. In order to investigate the association of WHO disability grading system for leprosy with activities of daily living measured with the Screening Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA) scale and with the social participation (P-scale), we performed an analysis with the Kruskal-Wallis test and the Spearman coefficient. Thirty-six patients diagnosed with leprosy participated in the study. Most of participants had mild to moderate daily activity limitations and 58% of participants did not have any restriction participation. The findings demonstrated that the WHO grading is associated with the level of activity (P < 0·0001; p = 0·58), but not with the level of participation (P <0·05; p = 0·27). Although the WHO grading system is used in Brazil and worldwide as an epidemiological indicator to explain the burden of leprosy, the results of this study demonstrated that in our sample the WHO grading system was not associated with participation. Participation is a complex construct with the influence of different psychosocial factors. In order to determine social participation damage of infectious diseases such as leprosy, it is necessary to develop new index of classification based on a broader definition of disability. Health professionals should consider the international classification of function and health (ICF) to develop such index.
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ISSN:0305-7518
2162-8807
2162-8807
DOI:10.47276/lr.87.2.191