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Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.) ; 86(5): 602-608, Sept.-Oct. 2020. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1132632

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Abstract Introduction: Facial paralysis may occur due to a variety of causes. It is associated to the impairment of some basic daily activities such as eating, drinking, speaking and social communication, which affects the quality of life of these patients. The facial disability index is a short form auto reported outcome questionnaire used to assess patient with facial paralysis. It has been validated and proved to be superior to other general health related quality of life questionnaires. Objective: We aim to do the cultural adaptation and validate the facial disability index into Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: Translation and cultural-adaptation following the stages recommended by the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Research task force. The questionnaire was administered to 100 patients for evaluation of reliability and validation. Results: The reliability of the Portuguese version of the facial disability index was found to be adequate, with a Cronbach's alfa coefficient of 0.73 for the complete scale. Intra-class correlation was 0.79 (95% CI: 0.71-0.85) and 0.85 (95% CI: 0.78-0.89) for the physical and social well-being subscales. There was a significant correlation between the social well-being subscale of the Portuguese version of the facial disability index and the social function and mental health components of the SF-36. There was also a correlation between the facial disability index and the degree of facial dysfunction according to the House-Brackmann global scale. Conclusion: This adapted version of the facial disability index provides a valid and reliable instrument to assess the physical and psychosocial impact of facial nerve dysfunction in Brazilian-speaking patients.


Resumo Introdução: Paralisia facial periférica pode ocorrer devido a uma grande variedade de causas e está associada ao comprometimento de atividades diárias básicas, como comer, beber, falar e comunicação social, afeta a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. O facial disability index é um questionário autoaplicado desenvolvido especialmente para avaliar o impacto da disfunção facial sobre aspectos físicos e psicossociais dos pacientes. Embora tenha sido validado e se mostrado superior a outros questionários, ainda não fora submetido à adaptação transcultural e validação para a língua portuguesa. Objetivo: Realizar a tradução, adaptação cultural e validação do facial disability index para o português falado no Brasil. Método: A tradução e adaptação cultural do facial disability index foram realizadas em diferentes estágios conforme recomendações internacionais para adaptação de medidas de resultados. Para a verificação de confiabilidade e validação da versão em português, o facial disability index foi aplicado em 100 pacientes na forma de teste/reteste. Resultados: A confiabilidade da versão em português do facial disability index foi considerada adequada, com coeficiente alfa de Cronbach de 0,73. A avaliação de correlação intraclasse foi de 0,79 (95% IC 0,71-0,85 ) e de 0,85 (95% IC 0,78-0,89) para as subescalas física e de bem-estar social, respectivamente. Houve uma correlação significativa entre a escala de bem-estar social da versão em português do facial disability index e as dimensões de função social e saúde mental do questionário geral de qualidade de vida Short Form - 36. Também foi demonstrada uma correlação entre a versão em português do facial disability index e o grau de disfunção facial de acordo com a escala global de House-Brackmann. Conclusão: A versão adaptada do facial disability index para o português falado no Brasil se apresenta como um instrumento válido e confiável para avaliação do impacto da disfunção facial sobre aspectos físicos e psicossociais dos pacientes.


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Humans , Quality of Life , Cross-Cultural Comparison , Portugal , Psychometrics , Translations , Surveys and Questionnaires , Reproducibility of Results , Disability Evaluation
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Rev. cientif. cienc. med ; 21(2): 13-20, 2018. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1003793

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Introducción: El dolor lumbar es un problema de salud pública, debido a diferentes factores ergonómicos, posturales, emocionales, etc. el cual podría conllevar a una limitación funcional afectando la calidad de vida del individuo. Objetivo: Determinar la relación que existe entre el dolor lumbar y la discapacidad física en los pacientes con lumbalgia que acudieron al servicio de terapia física del Hospital de Rehabilitación del Callao, Lima- Perú. Material y Métodos: Es un estudio descriptivo de tipo transversal y observacional. Tamaño de la muestra fue de 68 pacientes con diagnóstico de dolor lumbar de ambos sexos y una edad comprendida entre los > 18 años, El instrumento utilizado para medir el grado discapacidad fue el cuestionario de Roland-Morris. Resultados: Se observó que existe relación entre la cronicidad del dolor lumbar, la ocupación ama de casa (p=0,002) y el sexo femenino (p=0.005) guardan relación con el grado de discapacidad. Así mismo, la mayor parte de los pacientes presentaron dolor lumbar crónico y presentaron discapacidad física de moderado a severo 82.35%.Asì mimo la variable ocupación existe la presunción que las amas de casa sufran mayor nivel de discapacidad entre moderado 43.8% y severo 53.1%. Conclusiones: Los hallazgos proponen la necesidad de desarrollar programas preventivos asistenciales, mejorando así la calidad de vida y la aparición de algún tipo de discapacidad física, juntamente con la promoción de higiene postural.


Introduction: Low back pain is a public health problem, due to different ergonomic factors, postural, emotional, etc. which could lead to a functional limitation affecting the quality of life of the individual. Objective: To determine the relationship between low back pain and physical disability in patients with low back pain who attended the physical therapy service of the Hospital de Rehabilitación del Callao, Lima-Peru. Material and Methods: It is a descriptive study of transversal and observational type. Sample size was 68 patients with a diagnosis of low back pain of both sexes and an age between 18 and over. The instrument used to measure the degree of disability was the Roland-Morris questionnaire. Results: It was observed that there is a relationship between the chronicity of low back pain, the housewife occupation (p = 0.002) and the female sex (p = 0.005) are related to the degree of disability. Likewise, most of the patients presented chronic low back pain and presented physical disability of moderate to severe 82.35%. Thus, the occupancy variable is presumed that housewives suffer a higher level of disability between moderate 43.8% and severe 53.1%. Conclusions: The findings propose the need to develop preventive care programs, thus improving the quality of life and the appearance of some type of physical disability, together with the promotion of postural hygiene.


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Humans , Male , Female , Low Back Pain
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Univ. salud ; 18(3): 505-513, sep.-dic. 2016. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, COLNAL | ID: biblio-963336

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Introducción: La evaluación de discapacidad implica el análisis desde un nivel corporal, personal y social. Objetivo: Correlacionar discapacidad con variables sociodemográficas y clínicas de personas adultas de la ciudad de San Juan de Pasto, Colombia. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio correlacional, la muestra estuvo constituida por 117 personas con discapacidad, mayores de 20 años con más de seis meses de la limitación, se utilizó el WHODAS-II. Resultados: Las variables sociodemográficas edad, rangos de edad, estado civil y ocupación presentaron asociación significativa con movilidad y discapacidad final. Las variables clínicas de diagnóstico médico, tiempo y rangos de tiempo de limitación, tipo de ayuda externa, uso y tipo de medicamentos presentaron asociación significativa con las áreas de movilidad, autocuidado, relacionarse con otras personas, actividades de la vida diaria y participación en sociedad. Conclusión: Las personas con discapacidad del estudio en su mayoría fueron hombres, solteros, y con grado de discapacidad leve. La ocupación y las variables clínicas evidenciaron mayor repercusión sobre las actividades de la vida diaria, movilidad y discapacidad global.


Introduction: Disability evaluation involves analysis from a corporal, social and personal level. Objective: To correlate disability with sociodemographic and clinical variables of adults in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia. Materials and Method: A correlational study was made, whose sample consisted of 117 people with disabilities, who were older than 20 years old with more than six months with the disability. WHODAS II was used. Results: The sociodemographic variables: age, age ranges, marital status and occupation presented a significant association with mobility and final disability. The clinical variables: medical diagnosis, time and time ranges of disability, type of external help, use and type of drugs, showed a significant association with the areas of mobility, self-care, relationships with others, daily life activities and participation in society. Conclusions. People with disabilities in this study were mostly men, single and credited a degree of mild disability. Occupation and clinical variables showed greater impact on daily life activities, mobility and global disability.


Subject(s)
Disabled Persons , Adult , Disability Evaluation
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Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) ; 21(4): 1297-1308, Abr. 2016. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-778566

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Resumo O estudo objetivou descrever a dependência relacionada às atividades de compra, preparo e ingestão de alimentos em idosos residentes na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Análise bivariada e regressão logística ordinal avaliaram a relação entre as três dependências e as exposições estudadas. Dentre os 1.451 idosos estudados, 21,1% precisavam de ajuda para alguma atividade e o cuidado foi principalmente realizado por filhos e cônjuges. A maior prevalência foi encontrada na atividade de comprar alimentos (20,7%), seguida por preparar a refeição (11,5%) e alimentar-se (2,0%). Idosos com 80 anos ou mais apresentaram mais chance de estar em uma categoria de maior dependência em relação aos de 60 a 69 anos, atingindo um odds de 5,0 para homens e 7,1 para mulheres. Para os que consideravam sua saúde regular, ruim ou muito ruim, a chance foi em torno de 2,3 vezes maior, sendo similar entre os sexos. As mulheres sem companheiro apresentaram 1,7 vezes mais chance e as com maior escolaridade apresentaram 70,0% de proteção em relação às suas categorias de referência; homens mais pobres apresentaram 5,3 vezes mais chance em comparação aos mais ricos. Os resultados apontam os subgrupos mais vulneráveis para apresentarem dependências e a importância do familiar cuidador.


Abstract The objective of this study was to describe dependence for the activities of food shopping, preparing meals and eating in elderly residents from the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Bivariate analysis and ordinal logistic regression were employed to assess the three dependencies and exposure variables studied. Of the 1,451 older adults assessed, 21.1% required assistance for some activities where this care was given predominantly by son/daughter and partners. The highest prevalence of dependence was for food shopping (20.7%), followed by preparing meals (11.5%) and eating (2.0%). Elderly aged 80 years or older were more likely to be in a greater dependence category than individuals aged 60-69 years, with odds ratios of 5.0 for men and 7.1 for women. The odds ratio in individuals who self-rated their health as regular, poor or very poor was approximately 2.3 times greater, proving similar for both genders. Women with no partner had a 1.7 times greater chance of dependence whilst individuals with greater educational level exhibited 70.0% protection for their reference category; men with lower socioeconomic level had a 5.3 times greater chance of dependence than individuals with higher socioeconomic level. These results highlight the most vulnerable subgroups for dependencies and the importance of a family caregiver.


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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cooking , Food , Socioeconomic Factors , Logistic Models , Prevalence , Commerce , Diet , Employment
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