BackgroundIn Brazil, 38,000 new cases of leprosy are discovered each year, making it a
public health problem.ObjectiveTo identify whether or not there is an association between activity
limitations and the restriction of social participation with some
demographic data (age range, gender, and education) of the patients in a
Basic Health Unit (BHU), diagnosed with leprosy.MethodsThe SALSA scale was used to assess activity limitations, whereas the
Participation scale was used to assess the restriction of social
participation.ResultsThe assessments were conducted with 31 BHU patients diagnosed with leprosy.
Males were the most affected by leprosy, the multibacillary was the most
prevalent, and education proved to be an important factor when related to
the disease injuries among the evaluated individuals. Regarding activity
limitations and the restriction of social participation, the percentage of
individuals without limitations and without restrictions was greater in both
scales.Study limitationsThe main limitation is the small study sample.ConclusionIt can be concluded that, for the studied sample, no association was observed
between the activity limitations, evaluated by the Salsa scale, nor the
restriction of social participation, evaluated by the Participation Scale,
with the analyzed demographic data.