QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WITH ACUTE WOUNDS CARE FOR BY THE HOME CARE SERVIC

• Autor(a) principal: Koller, Francisco José
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Melo, Gisele, Oliveira, Adrieli Aparecida Simões de, Salim, Graziane Leonor, Kraus, Rosane, Gelinski Stachera , Ingrid Camili
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/2064
• topic: Qualidade de vida; Avaliação geriátrica; Lesão por pressão; Questionário de saúde do paciente; Estomaterapia

Objective: To identify the quality of life of patients with acute wounds treated by the Home Care Service. Method: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with patients treated at the Home Care Service of the Municipality of Curitiba, Paraná, from July to October 2022. The inclusion were elderly people who had acute wounds acquired during hospitalization and were interviewed after 30 days after discharge, regardless of the stage of the injury. Participants answered the sociodemographic and Wound Quality of Life questionnaires translated and validated for Brazilian culture, with analysis of absolute, relative frequency and standard deviation. Results: There were 32 elderly people who had acute wounds, predominantly male (56%; n=18), aged between 60 and 70 years old (56%; n=18) and 47% hypertensive (n=15). 60 injuries were recorded, the majority in the sacral region (27%; n=16), with an average size of 45% (n=27); presence of odor (52%; n=31) and exudate (52%; n=31). In relation to quality of life, the impact on the psychological domain (SD=1.03) and daily life (SD= 1.1) was verified. Conclusion: Clinical factors and the characteristics of the acute wound influenced quality of life, making it necessary to implement nursing care and minimize impacts.