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Venous ulcer: risk factors and the Nursing Outcomes Classification
Ana Beatriz de Almeida Medeiros1, Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazão2, Jéssica Dantas de Sá Tinôco2
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte -UFRN-, Brasil.
Objective:
To explore the relationship between the risk factors for the development of venous ulcers and the indicators of tissue integrity from the Nursing Outcomes Classification.
Methodology:
A cross-sectional study conducted in 2013 in a university hospital in Natal/RN (Brazil). Fifty individuals selected by consecutive sampling participated in an interview and physical examination.
Results:
The most important risk factors were: 44% presented with arterial hypertension, 26% allergy, 20% diabetes mellitus, 4% participated in some physical activity, 6% were smokers and 14% drank alcohol. There was a statistically significant association between diabetes mellitus and the texture of the lesion (p=0.015) and tissue perfusion (p=0.026); allergy and texture (p=0.034); physical activity and hydration (p = 0.034); smoking and thickness (p = 0.018); and alcoholism and exudate of the ulcer (p=0.045).
Conclusion:
. The relationship between risk factors and the nursing outcome indicators generated information relevant to the development of guidelines for the monitoring and treatment of venous ulcer information.
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