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RESUMO Hiperidrose é a produção excessiva de suor pelo corpo, podendo ser primária ou secundária e generalizada ou localizada. As regiões craniofacial, axilar, palmar, dorso, face interna das coxas, plantar são comumente afetadas. A hiperidrose primária (HP), embora seja uma doença benigna, apresenta um eminente impacto negativo na qualidade de vida do paciente. Essa doença é classificada quantitativamente de acordo com a Escala de Gravidade da Doença da Hiperidrose, com base em como ela pode afetar as atividades diárias, podendo ser de leve a grave intensidade. Os acadêmicos de medicina enfrentam situações desgastantes físicas e emocionais durante seus afazeres e, quando portadores de doenças crônicas como a HP, podem ser estigmatizados como inseguros na sua profissão. Objetivou-se definir a prevalência, os critérios diagnósticos, a gravidade e o impacto na qualidade de vida que a HP proporciona nos âmbitos profissional e extracurricular dos acadêmicos de medicina. Trata-se de um estudo transversal de abordagem quantitativa de caráter descritivo, que inclui 300 acadêmicos do curso de Medicina da Universidade Tiradentes, em Aracaju/SE, no período de agosto a novembro de 2017. Utilizaram-se frequências absolutas e relativas no caso de variáveis categóricas e medidas de tendência e variabilidade central no caso de variáveis numéricas. O valor de p < 0,05 foi considerado significativo. A prevalência de HP em estudantes de medicina foi de 18% sem diferença entre os sexos e com predomínios das cores branca e parda. A doença ocorreu principalmente em sítios combinados, como palmoplantar, sendo a região palmar a mais acometida. Os sintomas iniciaram-se, principalmente, durante a infância e adolescência, com prejuízo importante nas atividades diárias pessoais e laborativas, e exacerbação do suor com situações de estresse. A gravidade da HP mais encontrada foi a moderada, sendo o impacto negativo na qualidade de vida principalmente relatado nos graus mais avançados da doença, dificultando as atividades acadêmicas. É importante a inclusão do conhecimento da HP no currículo médico para uma maior divulgação da doença, de modo a permitir um diagnóstico precoce e relacionado à intensidade da sudorese na sua abordagem terapêutica.
ABSTRACT Hyperhidrosis is the excessive production of sweat by the body, which can be primary or secondary and generalized or localized. The craniofacial, axillary, palmar, dorsum, inner thigh, and plantar regions are commonly affected. Primary hyperhidrosis (HP), although a benign disease, has an imminent negative impact on the patient's quality of life. This disease is quantitatively classified according to the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale, based on how the disease affects daily activities, ranging from mild to severe intensity. Medical undergraduate students face physical and emotional stressful situations during their tasks, and when they have a chronic illness such as HP, they can be stigmatized as unsafe for their profession. The objective was to define HP prevalence, diagnostic criteria, severity and impact on the quality of life in the professional and extracurricular scenario of undergraduate medical students. This is a cross-sectional quantitative study of a descriptive nature, including 300 students from the Tiradentes University medical school, in Aracaju-SE, from August to November 2017. Absolute and relative frequencies were used in the case of categorical variables and measures of central tendency and variability were used for numerical variables; p value was considered significant when p <0.05. The prevalence of HP in medical students was 18%, with no difference between the genders and with the predominance of white and brown ethnicities. The disease occurred mainly in combined sites, such as palmar-plantar, with the palmar region being the most affected one. The symptoms began mainly during childhood and adolescence, with significant impairment in daily personal and work activities, with disease exacerbation under stress situations. The most common HP severity was moderate, with a negative impact on quality of life, mainly reported at the more advanced stages of the disease, hindering academic activities. It is important to include the knowledge of HP in the medical curriculum for a greater dissemination of information on the disease, allowing its early diagnosis and related to the intensity of sweating in its therapeutic approach.
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Abstract Aim: To assess the prevalence, quality of life (QoL), and the damages caused by PH, in the professional and personal scope of Physical Education academics with Primary Hyperhidrosis (PH). Methods: A descriptive, exploratory, qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out. Twenty-five students from the physical education course at Tiradentes University, Aracaju-SE, were interviewed from August to November 2017. Validated questionnaires were used on PH's influence in academic activities and QoL. absolute and relative frequencies in the case of categorical variables and measures of trend and central variability in the case of numerical variables. Results: The prevalence of PH in students of Physical Education was 11.11%, mainly in combined sites, such as palmoplantar, and with no difference between the sexes. The symptoms started mostly during childhood and adolescence. Most of the interviewees (92%) reported difficulties with activities such as sports, use of personal protective equipment, handling of work equipment and instruments, and exacerbation in stress situations. They reported significant harm to QoL in situations of greeting people with handshakes, writing, wearing socks and dancing socially. Conclusion: Although PH is a disease that negatively impacts the QoL, it is still little known in the academic world with little demand for medical help. Therefore, it is necessary greater dissemination of the disease for its early diagnosis, related to the intensity of the sweating for a better therapeutic approach.