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O principal objetivo desta investigação foi estimar a prevalência de úlceras por pressão de um Centro Hospitalar da região centro de Portugal, bem como a caracterizar os doentes com úlceras por pressão, tendo em conta as suas características demográficas e clínicas. Este estudo de prevalência foi desenvolvido em três unidades de um Centro Hospitalar, compondo uma amostra total de 1.064 indivíduos com úlcera por pressão, durante 1 de janeiro a 31 de dezembro de 2015. Os resultados deste estudo apontam para uma taxa de prevalência global de 6.4% de doentes com úlcera por pressão. Numa tentativa de caracterizar os doentes verificámos que a maioria eram do sexo feminino, com intervalo de idade entre os 80 e os 89 anos, estavam internados no serviço de Medicina Interna, apresentavam como diagnóstico principal doença respiratória e apresentavam em média cerca de duas úlceras por pressão, o que variou desde apenas uma até a um máximo de seis úlceras por pressão. Estas úlceras são na sua maioria de categoria 2 e estão localizadas, sobretudo, na região sagrada. A taxa de prevalência encontrada neste estudo apresenta-se consideravelmente inferior daquela que é apresentada em estudos anteriores, quer a nível nacional como a nível internacional. Conforme estudos anteriores, as úlceras por pressão mantêm-se como um problema grave para a população hospitalizada. O presente estudo possibilitou conhecer os resultados da prevalência de doentes com úlcera por pressão neste Centro Hospitalar, revelando ser uma importante ajuda no planeamento de intervenções eficazes na prevenção de úlcera por pressão, assumindo um contributo para futuros trabalhos de investigação nesta temática.
The main objective of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of pressure ulcers in a Hospital Center in the central region of Portugal, as well as to characterize patients with pressure ulcers, taking into account their demographic and clinical characteristics. This prevalence study was developed in three units of a Hospital Center and the sample was composed of 1.064 individuals with pressure ulcer, during the period from January 1st to December 31st of 2015. The results of this study showed an overall prevalence rate of 6.4% of patients with pressure ulcer. In an attempt to characterize these patients with pressure ulcer, we found that the majority of patients were female, with ages ranging from 80 to 89 years old, were hospitalized in the Internal Medicine service, presented a main diagnosis of respiratory disease, and had an average of about two pressure ulcers, ranging from one to a maximum of six pressure ulcers. These ulcers are mostly of category 2 and are located mostly in the sacral region. The prevalence rate found in this study is considerably lower than that reported in previous studies, both nationally and internationally. According to previous studies, pressure ulcers remain a serious problem for the hospitalized population. The present study made it possible to identify the prevalence of patients with pressure ulcers in this Hospital Center, proving to be an important asset in planning of effective interventions in the prevention of pressure ulcer, making a contribution to future research on this subject.
The main objective of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of pressure ulcers in a Hospital Center in the central region of Portugal, as well as to characterize patients with pressure ulcers, taking into account their demographic and clinical characteristics. This prevalence study was developed in three units of a Hospital Center and the sample was composed of 1.064 individuals with pressure ulcer, during the period from January 1st to December 31st of 2015. The results of this study showed an overall prevalence rate of 6.4% of patients with pressure ulcer. In an attempt to characterize these patients with pressure ulcer, we found that the majority of patients were female, with ages ranging from 80 to 89 years old, were hospitalized in the Internal Medicine service, presented a main diagnosis of respiratory disease, and had an average of about two pressure ulcers, ranging from one to a maximum of six pressure ulcers. These ulcers are mostly of category 2 and are located mostly in the sacral region. The prevalence rate found in this study is considerably lower than that reported in previous studies, both nationally and internationally. According to previous studies, pressure ulcers remain a serious problem for the hospitalized population. The present study made it possible to identify the prevalence of patients with pressure ulcers in this Hospital Center, proving to be an important asset in planning of effective interventions in the prevention of pressure ulcer, making a contribution to future research on this subject.
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Úlcera por pressão Prevalência Prevenção Nutrição Pressure ulcer Prevalence Prevention Nutrition