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Impact of home visits on the functional capacity of patients with venous ulcers
Fabiana Lopes Joaquim1, Alessandra Conceição Leite Funchal Camacho1, Vera Maria Sabóia1
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Objective:
to assess the impact of protocol home visits on the functional capacity of adult and elderly patients with venous ulcers, before and after guidance received at home.
Method:
clinical experimental, randomized, nonblinded and controlled study, developed with 32 patients (case and control groups). Fields of research were the Wound Outpatient Care Unit of the Antônio Pedro University Hospital and households of patients treated in the outpatient unit. Data collection occurred from February to June 2014, by means of an assessment tool of the health care unit, the TINETTI index and a script for directions to be provided to study participants who received home visits.
Results:
participants in the case group showed significant and differentiated improvement post-intervention when compared to the control group, which remained stable.
Conclusion:
directions provided in the home context were beneficial to the members of the case group.
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