Oral health and quality of life of people living with human T-cell leukemia virus-1 in Salvador, Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Falcão, Gleicy Gabriela Vitória Spinola Carneiro; Sarmento, Viviane Almeida; Dutra, Brenda Soares; Russoni, Bruno; Oliveira, Letycia Santos de; Costa, Dayana Alves; Brites, Carlos; Bouqout, Jerry E; Lins-Kusterer, Liliane

doi:10.1007/s00784-021-04226-7

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“…This cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2018 to December 2019 at the University Hospital, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. This study is part of broader research that investigates other health aspects of people with HTLV-1 14 . The target population comprised 209 individuals aged 18 years or older who were invited to participate in the study.…”

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Work ability and associated factors in people living with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1

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et al. 2022

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop

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Background: Infection with the human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) affects an estimated 10-15 million people worldwide. However, knowledge of the impact of HTLV-1 infection on work ability is lacking. This study aimed to measure the frequency and identify factors associated with poor work ability in patients living with HTLV-1. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 207 individuals infected with HTLV-1 who attended the University Hospital in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. HTLV-1 antibodies were detected in the participants’ blood by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and confirmed by western blotting. Participants answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, personal habits, clinical data, health-related quality of life, and work ability, evaluated using the work ability index questionnaire. A Poisson regression model with a robust variance estimate was used to identify the factors associated with the prevalence of poor work ability. Results: Patients mean age was 55.2, ranging from 19 to 84 years, 73.0% were females, 100% had monthly family income less than US$ 394, and 33.8% presented HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). No individual was classified as having excellent work ability. Poor work ability prevalence was strongly associated (prevalence ratio; 95% confidence interval [CI]) with sedentarism (1.30; 1.03-1.65), neurological symptoms (1.25; 1.02-1.52), and low physical (0.95; 0.94-0.96) and mental (0.98; 0.97-0.99) component summaries of health-related quality of life. Conclusions: Poor work ability among people living with HTLV-1 is associated with sedentarism, neurologic symptoms, and low health-related quality of life.

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