1. Patients with HIV/Aids and ulcer risk: nursing care demands.
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Pereira LA, Feitosa MC, Silva GR, Leite IR, Silva ME, and Soares RD
- Subjects
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome complications, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pressure Ulcer epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Young Adult, HIV Infections complications, Health Services Needs and Demand statistics & numerical data, Pressure Ulcer etiology, Pressure Ulcer nursing
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze the demand for nursing care and the risk of pressure ulcers (PU) of patients with HIV/Aids., Method: quantitative survey, carried out from December 2012 to March 2013 in a public hospital of Teresina, state of Piauí, Brazil., Results: the sample of 31 patients was predominantly male, mean age 36.6 years, average care demand 49.4%, most showing some risk of developing PU. The variables correlated with PU risk were care demand and clinical outcome (death). Those associated with care demand were age and clinical outcome (death)., Conclusion: the results showed that patients require moderate nursing care needs and most of them present risk of developing PU.
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- 2016
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