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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Complex regional pain syndrome type I causes personal and social losses to the affected subject. The objective of this study was to analyze life, health and working condition of subjects with this syndrome, of working age, in a city in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, RS. CASE REPORTS: Study of seven cases, with the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome type I, with a predominance of female, married, relatively low educational level. In assessing physical health condition, the majority of participants considered their physical health moderate, and bad mental/emotional health. Most participants used assistive technology resources. CONCLUSION: It was observed that the syndrome interfered in the participants’ work activities. The data of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health showed that these subjects face several limitations in their daily activities. Therefore, this disease has negative impacts on life/health condition of these workers, who are temporarily or permanently forced to leave their work activities.
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Introduction1. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Terapeuta Ocupacional, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health showed that these subjects face several limitations in their daily activities
In studies conducted by Raja and Grabow[18], discussing the mechanisms of the psychopathology of CRPS I, they found that this syndrome is more frequent in women, in a 3:1 ratio, and in another study carried in national level with 301 participants, 288 were female, accounting for 96% of the cases[19]
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1. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Terapeuta Ocupacional, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. 2. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Fisioterapeuta, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. 5. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Terapeuta Ocupacional, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Reabilitação Funcional, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. AND OBJECTIVES: Complex regional pain syndrome type I causes personal and social losses to the affected subject. The objective of this study was to analyze life, health and working condition of subjects with this syndrome, of working age, in a city in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, RS. CASE REPORTS: Study of seven cases, with the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome type I, with a predominance of female, married, relatively low educational level.
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