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- Title
SECONDARY OR REACTIVE DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH LEPROSY.
- Authors
Lopes Ericeira, Vanessa Virginia; Ramos Costa Filho, Manoel; Cardoso Aquino, Dorlene Maria; Lires Paiva, Maria de Fátima; Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa, Rita da Graça; Di Leo Nogueira Costa, Larissa
- Abstract
Objective: to investigate the presence of depressive symptoms in adult patients with leprosy. Method: descriptive study with a quantitative approach, performed in two leprosy control programs, in São Luís (MA), Brazil, with 47 people with leprosy, reported and in the active record. Data collection was performed using a questionnaire (CES-D Scale) for evaluation of depressive symptoms. The data were then stored in the Epi-Info version 7.0 software, analyzed, presented in tables and discussed with the literature. Results: the majority of the participants were in the transition phase between mania and depression, with predominance in the depressive phase and a discreet presence of suicidal ideation. Conclusion: secondary depressive symptoms were common in the study population, demonstrating the need for further studies, especially with regard to the emergence and development of a multidisciplinary approach, optimizing health promotion and education.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; MENTAL depression; HANSEN'S disease; RESEARCH methodology; QUESTIONNAIRES; QUANTITATIVE research; SUICIDAL ideation; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 9, p3251
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.9571-83638-1-SM1009201609