Aging as a predictor of nursing workload in Intensive Care Unit: results from a Brazilian Sample

• Autor(a) principal: Ferretti-Rebustini,Renata Eloah de Lucena
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Nogueira,Lilia de Souza, Silva,Rita de Cassia Gengo e, Poveda,Vanessa de Brito, Machado,Selma Pinheiro, Oliveira,Elaine Machado de, Andolhe,Rafaela, Padilha,Katia Grillo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342017000100412
• topic: Aging; Aged; Nursing; Workload; Intensive Care Units

Abstract OBJECTIVE Verify if aging is an independent predictor of NW in ICU, according to age groups, and its predictive value as a determinant of NW in ICU. METHODS Study was conducted from 2012 to 2016. A convenience sample composed by patients (age ≥ 18) admitted to nine ICU belonging to a Brazilian hospital, was analyzed. Age was assumed as an independent variable and NW (measured by the Nursing Activities Score - NAS) as dependent. Linear regression model and ROC curve were used for the analysis. RESULTS 890 participants (361 older people), mostly males (58.1%). The mean NAS score was higher among older participants in comparison to adults (p=0.004) but not within categories of aging (p=0.697). Age was responsible for 0.6% of NAS score. Each year of age increases NAS score in 0.081 points (p=0.015). However, age was not a good predictor of NAS score (AUC = 0.394; p=0.320). CONCLUSION The care of older people in ICU is associated with an increase in NW, compared to adults. Aging can be considered an associated factor but not a good predictor of NW in ICU.