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Skin temperature as a clinical parameter for nursing care: a descriptive correlational study

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dc.contributor.authorSoares, Rhea S.A.
dc.contributor.authorLima, Suzinara B.S.
dc.contributor.authorEberhardt, Thaís D.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Liane R.
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Robson S.
dc.contributor.authorSilveira, Lidiana B. T. D.
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Paulo J. P.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-20T13:25:51Z
dc.date.available2020-01-20T13:25:51Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractObjective: To identify the skin temperature in different body areas of hospitalised individuals in the surgical unit, without risk of developing a pressure ulcer (PU). Methods: A descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study, carried out May–October 2017, in a surgical unit of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Temperature was measured at the bony prominences including scapula, elbow, trochanters and heels, on both sides of the body, as well as occipital and sacral regions. Results: A total of 230 patients took part in the study. All regions of the body measured presented differences in temperatures. The sacral region presented the highest mean temperature (34.2±0.1°C). Patients (aged 18–59 years) had higher skin temperatures in the sacral region than older patients (aged 60–88 years). There was a symmetry in temperatures on both sides of the body. There was a low degree of correlation between age, room temperature, room humidity and skin temperature in some body regions. Conclusion: The study established mean values for skin temperature in specific body regions in patients without risk of developing a PU, hospitalised in a surgical unit. It also demonstrates how skin temperature can be used as a clinical parameter in practice to support the prevention of PUs.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSoares, R. S., Lima, S. B., Eberhardt, T. D., Rodrigues, L. R., Martins, R. S., Silveira, L. B., Alves, P. J. (2019). Skin temperature as a clinical parameter for nursing care: a descriptive correlational study. Journal of Wound Care, 28(12), 835-841pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.12968/jowc.2019.28.12.835pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85076432131
dc.identifier.eissn2062-2916
dc.identifier.issn0969-0700
dc.identifier.pmid31825777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29303
dc.identifier.wos000501528100010
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMark Allen Healthcarept_PT
dc.titleSkin temperature as a clinical parameter for nursing care: a descriptive correlational studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage841pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage835pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Wound Carept_PT
oaire.citation.volume28pt_PT
person.familyNameAlves
person.givenNamePaulo
person.identifier.ciencia-id1216-FE56-6E85
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