Search Results - "Van Brakel, W H"

Determining target populations for leprosy prophylactic interventions: a hotspot analysis in Indonesia by Taal, A T, Blok, D J, Handito, A, Wibowo, S, Sumarsono, Wardana, A, Pontororing, G, Sari, D F, van Brakel, W H, Richardus, J H, Prakoeswa, C R S

“…Leprosy incidence remained at around 200,000 new cases globally for the last decade. Current strategies to reduce the number of new patients include early…”
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The geographical distribution and socioeconomic risk factors of COVID-19, tuberculosis and leprosy in Fortaleza, Brazil by Taal, A. T, Barreto, J. G, Santos de Sousa, G. dos, da Rocha, A. Medeiros, Lima Ferreira, N. N, Menezes da Silva, J. A, Hinders, D. C, van Brakel, W. H, Richardus, J. H, Blok, D. J

“…Fortaleza (Brazil) is high endemic for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy. These three diseases share respiratory droplets…”
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The impact of leprosy on the mental wellbeing of leprosy-affected persons and their family members - a systematic review by Somar, Pmw, Waltz, M M, van Brakel, W H

“…Leprosy has long-term consequences related to impairment and stigma. This includes a major impact on mental health. This study aims to consolidate current…”
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Stigma and social participation in Southern India: Differences and commonalities among persons affected by leprosy and persons living with HIV/AIDS by Stevelink, S. A.M., van Brakel, W. H., Augustine, V.

“…Stigma is a common phenomenon worldwide and infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and leprosy are often associated with high levels of stigma. Several studies have…”
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Risk factors for participation restriction in leprosy and development of a screening tool to identify individuals at risk by Nicholls, P G, Bakirtzief, Z, Van Brakel, W H, Das-Pattanaya, R K, Raju, M S, Norman, G, Mutatkar, R K

“…The World Health Organisation International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health defines participation as involvement in a life situation…”
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Peripheral neuropathy in leprosy and its consequences by Van Brakel, W H

“…Leprosy causes a 'mononeuritis multiplex' of immunological origin that results in autonomic, sensory and motor neuropathy. When detected and treated early,…”
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The cross-cultural equivalence of participation instruments: a systematic review by Stevelink, S. A. M., van Brakel, W. H.

“…Purpose: Concepts such as health-related quality of life, disability and participation may differ across cultures. Consequently, when assessing such a concept…”
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Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with COVID-19: early stage pandemic rapid review and practical recommendations by Gronholm, P. C., Nosé, M., van Brakel, W. H., Eaton, J., Ebenso, B., Fiekert, K., Milenova, M., Sunkel, C., Barbui, C., Thornicroft, G.

“…To develop recommendations for strategies and interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), through…”
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Sustainability Criteria for CBR Programmes – Two Case Studies of Provincial Programmes in Vietnam by Mijnarends, D M, Pham, D, Swaans, K, Van Brakel, W H, Wright, E P

“…Purpose: This paper aims to explore the conditions needed for sustainable community based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes for persons with disabilities in…”
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Nerve function impairment in leprosy: an epidemiological and clinical study--Part 2: Results of steroid treatment by van Brakel, W H, Khawas, I B

“…This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the progress of sensory and motor function during and after steroid treatment, and to identify any…”
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Silent neuropathy in leprosy: an epidemiological description by van Brakel, W H, Khawas, I B

“…This paper presents epidemiological data on silent nerve function impairment in leprosy based on a retrospective study of 536 patients registered at Green…”
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A scale to assess activities of daily living in persons affected by leprosy by van Brakel, W H, Anderson, A M, Wörpel, F C, Saiju, R, Bk, H B, Sherpa, S, Sunwar, S K, Gurung, J, De Boer, M, Scholten, E

“…The aim of this study was to develop a scale for identifying disability among people in the rural areas of developing countries. The studies were carried out…”
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Testing the psychometric properties of the Participation Scale in Eastern Nepal by Stevelink, S. A. M., Terwee, C. B., Banstola, N., van Brakel, W. H.

“…Purpose To test the psychometric properties of the Participation Scale (P-scale) among people with various disabling conditions in Eastern Nepal. Methods A…”
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'People like me don't make things like that': Participatory video as a method for reducing leprosy-related stigma by Peters, R. M. H., Zweekhorst, M. B. M., van Brakel, W. H., Bunders, J. F. G., Irwanto

“…The Stigma Assessment and Reduction of Impact project aims to assess the effectiveness of stigma-reduction interventions in the field of leprosy. Participatory…”
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Reference values for touch sensibility thresholds in healthy Nepalese volunteers by Kets, C M, Van Leerdam, M E, Van Brakel, W H, Deville, W, Bertelsmann, F W

“…A hundred and thirty-six apparently healthy volunteers between the ages of 16 and 67 were used to determine normative thresholds of tactile sensibility in the…”
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Vasomotor reflex testing in leprosy patients, healthy contacts and controls: a cross-sectional study in western Nepal by Wilder-Smith, E, Wilder-Smith, A, Van Brakel, W H, Egger, M

“…To examine test characteristics of laser Doppler vasomotor reflex testing for leprosy and to determine the prevalence of abnormal responses in leprosy…”
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Development and structural validation of a shortened version of the Participation Scale by Stevelink, S. A. M., Hoekstra, T., Nardi, S. M. T., van der Zee, C. H., Banstola, N., Premkumar, R., Nicholls, P. G., van Brakel, W. H.

“…Purpose: To validate a shortened version of the Participation Scale (P-scale) that will be quicker to use and to describe the factor structure found in the…”
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The allocation of leprosy patients into paucibacillary and multibacillary groups for multidrug therapy, taking into account the number of body areas affected by skin, or skin and nerve lesions by Van Brakel, W H, de Soldenhoff, R, McDougall, A C

“…In Nepal, the setting up and maintaining of reliable services for slit-skin smears has proven difficult. A clinical classification system for leprosy has…”
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Evaluation of sensibility in leprosy--comparison of various clinical methods by van Brakel, W H, Shute, J, Dixon, J A, Arzet, H

“…In order to determine whether various sensibility tests, not in common use at our hospital, are appropriate for the neurological screening of leprosy patients,…”
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Reactions in leprosy: an epidemiological study of 386 patients in west Nepal by Van Brakel, W H, Khawas, I B, Lucas, S B

“…This paper presents epidemiological data on reversal reaction (RR) and erythema nodosum leprosum reaction (ENL) from a retrospective study of 386 leprosy…”
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