Changes in Health Status among Institutionalized Hansen's Disease Patients

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Questionnaire surveys to measure the health status among patients of one of the national leprosariums in Japan were conducted in 1991 and 1995. In the first survey, a total of 243 patients answered the questionnaire, of which the response rate was 73.6%. As for the second survey, 241 patients answered the questionnaire of which the response rate was 91.9%. The questionnaire asked the participants on their health status which were comprised of physical health status aspect, degree of life satisfaction, and social aspects that consisted of participating in group activities. Improved physical health status, increased level of life satisfaction, and decreased participation in group activities were found among patients. These findings suggest the effects of the abolition of the Leprosy Prevention Law that took effect in April, 1996 and improvement of treatment environment for the patients. The difference in method of data collection between the first survey and the second one showed the limitations of the study.
神戸大学の論文
1997-12-26