Adhesion to leprosy treatment: inherent difficulties of the patients

This research, carried in Guaiúba, Ceará, Brazil aimed to identify the difficulties for the treatment compliance of leprosy patients, relating the associated factors. This is a qualitative study; data was collected from a home visit in January 2009 using an interview guideline containing seven guidi...

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Published inRevista brasileira de enfermagem Vol. 63; no. 6; p. 983
Main Authors Luna, Izaildo Tavares, Beserra, Eveline Pinheiro, Alves, Maria Dalva Santos, Pinheiro, Patrícia Neyva da Costa
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Brazil 01.11.2010
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Leprosy - drug therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
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ISSN0034-7167
DOI10.1590/S0034-71672010000600018

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Summary:This research, carried in Guaiúba, Ceará, Brazil aimed to identify the difficulties for the treatment compliance of leprosy patients, relating the associated factors. This is a qualitative study; data was collected from a home visit in January 2009 using an interview guideline containing seven guiding questions. Diagnosed leprosy patients with history of non compliance to treatment participated of the study. It was used Roper, Logan and Tierney's Model of Life Activities. The speeches of the subjects were classified according to twelve life activities. The model utilization made possible a holistic approach on the barriers lived by leprosy patients in the compliance to drug treatment, in order to know the life activities of these patients to a possible adaptation of the actions addressed to this clientele.
ISSN:0034-7167
DOI:10.1590/S0034-71672010000600018