Skin cancer in rural workers: nursing knowledge and intervention

• Autor(a) principal: Cezar-Vaz,Marta Regina
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Bonow,Clarice Alves, Piexak,Diéssica Roggia, Kowalczyk,Sirlei, Vaz,Jordana Cezar, Borges,Anelise Miritz
• 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=S0080-62342015000400564
• topic: Skin Neoplasms; Rural Workers; Occupational Risks; Oncology Nursing; Clinical Competence; Health Communication

OBJECTIVETo identify the exposure of rural workers to the sun's ultraviolet radiation and pesticides; to identify previous cases of skin cancer; and to implement clinical and communicative nursing actions among rural workers with a previous diagnosis of skin cancer.METHODObservational-exploratory study conducted with rural workers exposed to ultraviolet radiation and pesticides in a rural area in the extreme south of Brazil. A clinical judgment and risk communication model properly adapted was used to develop interventions among workers with a previous history of skin cancer.RESULTSA total of 123 (97.7%) workers were identified under conditions of exposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation and pesticides; seven (5.4%) were identified with a previous diagnosis of skin cancer; four (57.1%) of these presented potential skin cancer lesions.CONCLUSIONThis study's results enabled clarifying the combination of clinical knowledge and risk communication regarding skin cancer to rural workers.