Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy

• Main Authors: Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira (Author), Marilia Braga Marques (Author), Janaina Fonseca Victor Coutinho (Author), Juliana Cunha Maia (Author), Maria Josefina da Silva (Author), Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between socio-demographic and clinical factors and the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy. Method: cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 77 older adult patients with leprosy in a referral service...