Chikungunya chronic arthralgia: impact on general and mental health and absenteeism from work.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 PARASITOLOGY

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2024-12-16 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0149-2024

Lorena Gomes Santos, Leile Camila Jacob-Nascimento, Rosângela Oliveira Anjos, Moyra Machado Portilho, Viviane Machicado Cavalcante, Adriane Souza Paz, Mittermayer Barreto Santiago, Cristiane Wanderley Cardoso, Mitermayer Galvão Reis, Guilherme Sousa Ribeiro

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Abstract

Background: This study investigated the self-rated general health, mental health, and work absenteeism among patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya.

Methods: Telephone interviews were conducted with 63 patients ≥22 months after infection.

Results: Patients who reported (N=42) or did not report (N=21) chronic arthralgia, defined by duration ≥90 days, had different frequencies for low scores for general health (68.3% vs. 30.0%, respectively; prevalence ratio, 95% confidence interval: 2.3, 1.1-4.6), symptoms of depression (31.7% vs. 15.0%; 2.1, 0.7-6.6), symptoms of anxiety (43.9% vs. 35.0%; 1.3, 0.6-2.5), and work absenteeism (76.5% and 40.0%; 1.9, 0.9-4.2).

Conclusions: Chikungunya chronic arthralgia impacts long-term health and work.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 医学-热带医学

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

10.00%

发文量

195

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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