Activity limitations in leprosy and their association to cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Luana Karen Dos Santos Amaral Lilian Assunção Felippe Gláucia Helena Gonçalves Gustavo Christofoletti

Published in: Revista brasileira de enfermagem (2021)

leprosy patients presented physical disabilities and difficulties in performing instrumental daily activities. Cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric symptoms were more associated to aging than to leprosy itself.

Keyphrases

cognitive decline
mild cognitive impairment
end stage renal disease
physical activity
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
mental health
sleep quality
patient reported outcomes
multiple sclerosis
white matter
depressive symptoms