ABSTRACT Chagas disease (CD) is a neglected tropical disease associated with poverty in which patients are surrounded by stigma. These factors can contribute to reducing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Therefore, a broad discussion of HRQoL in the CD population is required. This study aimed to discuss the main findings of HRQoL in patients with CD, focusing on the association between sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, echocardiographic and functional determinants, and the effect of non-invasive interventions on HRQoL. A literature search of the MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL, Scopus, and LILACS databases was performed with no data or language restrictions. Twenty-two articles were included in this meta-analysis. In general, HRQoL is worse in patients with CD than in healthy individuals, particularly in the presence of cardiovascular and/or gastrointestinal symptoms. Sex, age, functional class, level of physical activity, healthy habits, and medications received could affect HRQoL. Among the echocardiographic and functional determinants, decreased systolic function seems to negatively affect HRQoL. No association with the peak oxygen uptake was observed in the maximal tests. By contrast, well-tolerated field tests with submaximal intensities were associated with HRQoL. Both pharmaceutical care and exercise training have a positive effect on the HRQoL of patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy, and the mental component can be a prognostic marker in this population. In conclusion, assessment of HRQoL can provide important information about the health status of patients with CD, and its use in clinical practice is warranted.

RESUMO: O artigo é parte de pesquisa que investiga a educação estética na escola, a partir dos estudos de Vigotski e das relações entre arte, imaginação e ato criador na constituição da subjetividade. Problematiza-se o papel do professor frente aos desafios do desenvolvimento estético da criança no ambiente escolar. O texto apresenta análises de uma intervenção artística denominada Plunct Plact Zum: vivências de criação artística realizadas com sons e sombras com criança sem um planeta-fantasia, desenvolvido por professores de artes, em aulas de música, em uma escola pública.

ABSTRACT: The article is part of a research that investigates Vygotsky’s studies on aesthetics and the relations between art, imagination and creative act in the constitution of the subjectivity, problematizing the challenges of the person’s aesthetic development in the school environment. The text presents analyzes of an artistic intervention called Plunct Plact Zum: experiences of artistic creation realized with sounds and shadows with children in a fantasy planet, developed by arts teachers in music classes of a public school.