Úlcera por pressão em idosos institucionalizados: escores de risco e determinantes clínicos / Pressure ulcer in institutionalized elderly: the risk scores and clinical determinants

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The term senescence translates the natural process of aging, which includes a sum of physiological, anatomical and functional changes. These changes can lead to morbidities and, when associated with chronic diseases, provide a situation of fragility and dependence, which may leave the elderly vulnerable to the appearance of wounds, which usually present a chronic evolution. Objective: to determine the prevalence and characteristics of pressure ulcers among institutionalized elderly people, the association between risk scores and clinical conditions of the elderly, and the measure of intensity of association of these variables with the development of the lesion. Method: This is a cross-sectional, population-based study with a quantitative approach, based on the analysis of part of the database. All the elderly included in the database (N = 324), enrolled in long-term institutions, were included in the study. Results: The prevalence of pressure ulcer was 8% in institutionalized elderly. It can be verified that of the five variables related to clinical conditions, they had a significant association (p≤0.05). The estimates of the coefficients of the binary logistic regression model showed that positive values, such as urinary incontinence, osteoarticular, neurological diseases and negative values for the change in vision, may increase and / or decrease the chance of developing the lesion. Conclusion: Pressure ulcers are preventable wounds that require constant observa-tion by the professionals responsible for the planning and implementation of care

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