The aim of this study is to validate an assessment tool for functioning and health according to the conceptual proposal of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), for its use in post-chikungunya patients. This is a validation study with individuals >17 years old of both sexes. Data collection was performed through interviews, gathering information on functioning (WHODAS), q...
Justification and Objective: Chikungunya is a disease characterized by episodes of fever associated with arthralgia, headache and myalgia, which can trigger a reduction in the quality of life of the infected individual. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study. Patients eligible for the study were older than 18 years and diagnosed with Chikungunya. The data were collected from two instruments: 1-Individual ...
Introduction: In the field of neuroscience, human sensory experience is an object of study approached in various ways. The study of the integrity of the sensory conduction pathways, which can be used for diagnostic purposes, can be done by determining the current perception threshold (CPT). The aim of this review is to examine studies that analyzed the psychometric properties of equipments used to assess the CP...