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Knowledge of caregivers about skin injuries in seniors
Conhecimento de cuidadores acerca de lesões de pele em idosos
Conocimiento de cuidadores sobre lesiones de la piel en las personas mayors
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Abstract Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of caregivers as for the identification of changes in the skin of the elderly and the care they consider correct in these situations. Methods: Descriptive study with caregivers of patients treated at a university hospital in the Federal District. It was used pre ... view more
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of caregivers as for the identification of changes in the skin of the elderly and the care they consider correct in these situations. Methods: Descriptive study with caregivers of patients treated at a university hospital in the Federal District. It was used pre and post-test with questions about type, cause and treatment of common skin disorders in the elderly. Results: Sample with 31 caregivers, 93,5% women, average age of 45,2 years old, 48,4% children of the elderly, 93,5% reported not having a course to be the caregiver. In the pre-test more damage was recognized in the diaper area dermatitis (48,3%%). In the posttest there was an improvement in recognition for all items with 50% or more correct answers. Conclusion: The results showed that some injuries were known by caregivers for being part of the day-to-day care of the elderly, and easy to be recognized, so the educational guidance carried becomes an effective method to identify lesions.... view less
Keywords
elderly; skin disease; nursing care for the elderly; nursing staff; knowledge
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 247-252
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.247-252
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed