Social acceptance and quality of life of leprosy patient

1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ICTROMI) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara

Eyanoer, P.C.^1

Departement of Preventive and Community Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia^1

关键词: Daily lives;    Debilitating effects;    Neuropathic pain;    Observational study;    Quality of life;    Social acceptance;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012100/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012100

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Some of the leprosy patients facing problems in many aspects such as social, economic, cultural and national security. Both the debilitating effects and disfigurements of leprosy, the society tends to stigmatize negatively those suffering from leprosy. The impact of negative stigma on society causes depression and problems in workplace cause difficulty in patient's daily life. Neuropathic pain disturbs the quality of life of leprosy patients which could become so severe and significant. The neuropathic pain will lower their productivity which later caused difficulties in finding a job. This study was an analytical observational study to identify the correlation between neuropathic pain and quality of life in Leprosy Hospital of Scanning in Medan Belawan. The result showed that there is a correlation between neuropathic pain and disruption of quality of life (p=0.017). In conclusion, the milder the neuropathic pain experienced by persons with leprosy, the less the quality of life will be disturbed.