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Sociodemographic, clinic and health characterization of people with venous ulcers attended at the family health strategy
Caracterização sociodemográfica, clínica e de saúde de pessoas com úlceras venosas atendidas na estratégia saúde da família
Caracterización sociodemográfica, clinica y de salud de personas con úlceras venosas en la estrategia de salud de la familia
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Abstract Objective: characterizing the sociodemographic, health and assistential aspects of people with venous ulcers treated at the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Maceió-Alagoas and analyzing the quality of care provided. Method: a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach conducted in 36 FHS unit... view more
Objective: characterizing the sociodemographic, health and assistential aspects of people with venous ulcers treated at the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Maceió-Alagoas and analyzing the quality of care provided. Method: a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach conducted in 36 FHS units with 59 people with venous ulcers through a structured form. Results: people with venous ulcers treated > 1 year (69,5%), female (71,2%) and ≥ 60 years old (67,8%). Most were nonsmoker and nonalcoholic and 100,0% had two or more risk factors and pathological personal antecedents each. Had time of injury > 6 months (64,4%), pain in the ulcer / member (86,4%) and rocker ≤ 30% granulation/epithelialization (78,0%). The quality of care was poor in 57,6% and the aspects that mostly affected were the inadequacy of: professional that was accompanying/performing curative, products in the past 30 days and access to consultation with angiologist. Conclusions: the people with venous ulcers had low socioeconomic status, chronic diseases and unfavorable lesion characteristics contributing to chronicity of the lesions.... view less
Keywords
public health services; performance assessment; basic supply; health care; assistance; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 50-59
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) supl.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.50-59
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed