Pressure injury: development risks

• Autor(a) principal: Caldas, Geovanna Renaissa Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, José Willian Lima da, Oliveira, Iranildo Lopes de, Melo, Hosana Síntique Lima Correia de, Santos, Isabela da Silva, Galdino, Amanda Tayane Silva, Lacerda, Camilla Gomes da Silva, Ventura, Bernardo Lannes, Lacerda, Carla Gomes da Silva, Simões, Cicera Daniele Garcia, Gonçalves, Laudilina Xavier Rocha, Ferreira, Carolina Francisca da Silva, Feitosa, Janaina Cristina Sampaio Coelho, Monte, Emanuel Cardoso, Araújo, Crystianne Samara Barbosa, Landim, Cintia Nadhia Alencar, Moura, Maria Elisa Regina Benjamin de, Silva, Cicero Rafael Lopes da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/21389
• topic: Enfermagem; Lesão por pressão; Saúde do idoso.; Profesionales de la salud; Lesión por presión; Salud de las personas mayores.; Pressure Injury; Health professionals; Health of the elderly.

The objective was to understand the risks of developing pressure injuries in the elderly. This is an integrative review, carried out from April to July 2021. The following descriptors were used: health professionals, pressure injuries and elderly health, in the bases: LILACS, MEDLINE and VHL. Twelve articles were found, of which the importance of understanding and qualifying the health team to act more effectively in the intervention of the topic addressed was highlighted, in order to improve care, preventing the development of these injuries. Through the findings discussed, it is clear that care practices tend to reduce the number of pressure injuries, in order to be treated mainly through prevention and curative treatment.