Artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers

Analyzing the impact of upper limb functioning and disability on health-related quality of life

Bibliographic Data

ID16828846
AuthorsJuliana Dos Santos Müller (0000-0002-8593-304X, Instituto Federal da Bahia), Ila Rocha Falcão (0000-0001-6961-3858, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Maria Carolina Barreto Moreira Couto (0000-0002-7567-3221, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Wendel Da Silva Viana (0000-0003-4108-3933, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Ivone Batista Alves (0000-0002-7328-5970, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Denise Nunes Viola (0000-0001-8458-9489, UFBA, Brasil), Courtney G Woods (0000-0001-6904-6451, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Rita De Cássia Franco Rêgo (0000-0002-0632-4546, Universidade Federal da Bahia)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue11
Pages3635-3644
Publication date2017-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-812320172211.13392016
PMID29211169
OpenAlexW2770131070
SciELOS1413-81232017021103635
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

The aim is to analyze upper limb functioning and disability, and its association with health-related quality of life among artisanal fisherwomen from Bahia, Brazil. Cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted with a sample of 209 fisherwomen. Structured questionnaires were used for socio-demographic and comorbidity information, as well as the instruments Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and Short-Form Healthy Survey (SF-36) respectively, to evaluate the upper limbs and health-related quality of life. The results demonstrated that the presence of musculoskeletal disorders in the upper limbs directly affects the values of the DASH instrument and the SF-36v01 questionnaire scores, while also generating a negative correlation between the DASH and SF-36v01. The varying functioning abilities, pain and social aspects negatively affect upper limb function, and the daily activities and work of fisherwomen. The presence of chronic disease and the absence of intervention and rehabilitation for these professionals, that could produces, in a long-term, cases of disability

Dash · International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Upper limb · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Nursing · Occupational health in dentistry · Epidemiology · Rehabilitation

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