Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service
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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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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 |
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Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service |
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Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service |
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Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara Nursing Home Care Services Aged Pressure Ulcer. |
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Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service |
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Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service |
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Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service |
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Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service |
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Elderly people and ulcer caused by pressure at home care service |
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Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara |
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Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Melo, Renata Pereira de Castro, Maria Euridéa de |
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author |
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Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Melo, Renata Pereira de Castro, Maria Euridéa de |
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Coêlho, Ana Débora Alcantara Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Melo, Renata Pereira de Castro, Maria Euridéa de |
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Nursing Home Care Services Aged Pressure Ulcer. |
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Nursing Home Care Services Aged Pressure Ulcer. |
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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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2012 |
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2012-06-22 |
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Copyright (c) 2016 Northeast Network Nursing Journal info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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Copyright (c) 2016 Northeast Network Nursing Journal |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará |
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Rev Rene (Online) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
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