Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service

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Autor(a) principal: Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira, Melo, Renata Pereira de, Castro, Maria Euridéa de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4001
Resumo: This research aimed at estimating the prevalence of pressure ulcers in a home care service. Cross-sectional study carried out in July/August 2009 with 194 bedridden aged patients. For data collection, the Braden Scale and an instrument consisting of demographics, clinical data, and preventive measures for pressure ulcers were applied. Data was analyzed using SPSS16.0 and presented as descriptive statistics. From the total sample, 69.6% (n = 135) were female; 68% (n = 132) ≥ 80 years old; 33% (n=64) were Alzheimer patients, and 26.3% (n = 51) had sequels of stroke; 31.4% (n = 61) had pressure ulcers, from which 54.1% (n = 33) were developed in the hospital. A prevalence of 31.4% and moderate risk (13.2%) for pressure ulcers was identified. It is recommended longitudinal study for evaluating the relationship between the Braden Scale indicators and the development of pressure ulcers.
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spelling Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care serviceNursingHome Care ServicesAgedPressure Ulcer.This research aimed at estimating the prevalence of pressure ulcers in a home care service. Cross-sectional study carried out in July/August 2009 with 194 bedridden aged patients. For data collection, the Braden Scale and an instrument consisting of demographics, clinical data, and preventive measures for pressure ulcers were applied. Data was analyzed using SPSS16.0 and presented as descriptive statistics. From the total sample, 69.6% (n = 135) were female; 68% (n = 132) ≥ 80 years old; 33% (n=64) were Alzheimer patients, and 26.3% (n = 51) had sequels of stroke; 31.4% (n = 61) had pressure ulcers, from which 54.1% (n = 33) were developed in the hospital. A prevalence of 31.4% and moderate risk (13.2%) for pressure ulcers was identified. It is recommended longitudinal study for evaluating the relationship between the Braden Scale indicators and the development of pressure ulcers.Universidade Federal do Ceará2012-06-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4001Rev Rene; Vol 13 No 3 (2012)Rev Rene; v. 13 n. 3 (2012)2175-67831517-3852reponame:Rev Rene (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCCopyright (c) 2016 Northeast Network Nursing Journalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCoêlho, Ana Débora AlcantaraLopes, Marcos Venícios de OliveiraMelo, Renata Pereira deCastro, Maria Euridéa deeng2019-02-18T13:51:28Zoai:periodicos.ufc:article/4001Revistahttp://periodicos.ufc.br/renePUBhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/oairene@ufc.br||2175-67831517-3852opendoar:2019-02-18T13:51:28Rev Rene (Online) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
title Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
spellingShingle Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara
Nursing
Home Care Services
Aged
Pressure Ulcer.
title_short Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
title_full Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
title_fullStr Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
title_full_unstemmed Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
title_sort Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
author Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara
author_facet Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara
Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
Melo, Renata Pereira de
Castro, Maria Euridéa de
author_role author
author2 Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
Melo, Renata Pereira de
Castro, Maria Euridéa de
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara
Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
Melo, Renata Pereira de
Castro, Maria Euridéa de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Nursing
Home Care Services
Aged
Pressure Ulcer.
topic Nursing
Home Care Services
Aged
Pressure Ulcer.
description This research aimed at estimating the prevalence of pressure ulcers in a home care service. Cross-sectional study carried out in July/August 2009 with 194 bedridden aged patients. For data collection, the Braden Scale and an instrument consisting of demographics, clinical data, and preventive measures for pressure ulcers were applied. Data was analyzed using SPSS16.0 and presented as descriptive statistics. From the total sample, 69.6% (n = 135) were female; 68% (n = 132) ≥ 80 years old; 33% (n=64) were Alzheimer patients, and 26.3% (n = 51) had sequels of stroke; 31.4% (n = 61) had pressure ulcers, from which 54.1% (n = 33) were developed in the hospital. A prevalence of 31.4% and moderate risk (13.2%) for pressure ulcers was identified. It is recommended longitudinal study for evaluating the relationship between the Braden Scale indicators and the development of pressure ulcers.
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