title: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: quality of life, sociodemographic profile and physical complaints.
abstract: Whereas an evaluation of quality of life and possible impacts on the mental state of a patient may help to evaluate the evolution of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), the aim of this study was to study the psychological profile of patients, and evaluate quality of life associated with the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  41 patients were evaluated using a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and a Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the patients was 50.6 years, 63.4% men. Of the participants, 65.9% had other health problems, 39% reported needing help with activities of daily living, 49% slept less than 8 hours per night, and 34.1% complained of some memory deficit. The average MMSE score was 26. Impairment of functional capacity and pain were the more important altered health states.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CIDP has important social and economic impacts, owing to functional impairments that can lead to professional and personal limitations.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurociencias e Ciencias do Comportamento, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patricia Leila dos
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurociencias e Ciencias do Comportamento, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Graziela A Nogueira de
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Almeida-Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniele Miguel Daoud
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurociencias e Ciencias do Comportamento, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marques Junior
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurociencias e Ciencias do Comportamento, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Amilton Antunes
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Barreira
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010147:Pain Measurement; D020277:Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires