Quality of Life among Adults with Confirmed Dengue in Brazil

Celina Maria Turchi Martelli; Nazareth Elias Nascimento; Jose A Suaya; Joao Bosco Siqueira; Wayner Vieira Souza; Marilia Dalva Turchi; Adriana Oliveira Guilarde; Joao Borges Peres; Donald S Shepard

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Quality of Life among Adults with Confirmed Dengue in Brazil

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Quality of Life among Adults with Confirmed Dengue in Brazil

Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Nazareth Elias Nascimento, Jose A Suaya, Joao Bosco Siqueira, Wayner Vieira Souza, Marilia Dalva Turchi, Adriana Oliveira Guilarde, Joao Borges Peres and Donald S Shepard

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol.85(4), pp.732-738

10/01/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0067

PMCID: PMC3183785

PMID: 21976580

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The main objective of this study was to measure the quality of life (QoL) during a dengue episode. We conducted a facility-based survey in central Brazil in 2005 and recruited 372 laboratory-confirmed dengue patients greater than 12 years of age in hospital and ambulatory settings. We administered the World Health Organization QoL instrument approximately 15 days after the onset of symptoms. We used principal component analysis with varimax rotation to identify domains related to QoL. The median age of interviewees was 36 years. Most (85%) reported their general health status as very good or good before the dengue episode. Although ambulatory patients were mainly classified as having dengue fever, 44.8% of hospitalized patients had dengue hemorrhagic fever or intermediate dengue. Principal component analysis identified five principal components related to cognition, sleep and energy, mobility, self-care, pain, and discomfort, which explained 73% of the variability of the data matrix. Hospitalized patients had significantly lower mean scores for dimensions cognition, self-care, and pain than ambulatory patients. This investigation documented the generally poor QoL during a dengue episode caused by the large number of domains affected and significant differences between health care settings.

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Title: Quality of Life among Adults with Confirmed Dengue in Brazil; MARTELLI AND OTHERS
Creators: Celina Maria Turchi Martelli - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Nazareth Elias Nascimento - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Jose A Suaya - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Joao Bosco Siqueira - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Wayner Vieira Souza - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Marilia Dalva Turchi - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Adriana Oliveira Guilarde - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Joao Borges Peres - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Donald S Shepard - Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goias, Brazil; Tropical Medicine Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Publication Details: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol.85(4), pp.732-738
Publisher: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Identifiers: 9923957907401921
Academic Unit: Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Quality of Life among Adults with Confirmed Dengue in Brazil

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