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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23689765
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• TITLE: Pressure Ulcers in Institutionalized Elderly People: Association of Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors

  AUTHORS: Suellen Duarte de Oliveira Matos, Iraktânia Vitorino Diniz, Adriana Lira Rufino de Lucena, Smalyanna Sgren da Costa Andrade, Karen Krystine Gonçalves de Brito, Elizabeth Souza Silva de Aguiar, Emanuelle Malzac Freire de Santana, Mailson Marques de Sousa, Ana Paula Marques Andrade de Souza, Hemílio Fernandes Campos Coêlho, Mirian Alves da Silva, Marta Miriam Lopes Costa, Maria Julia Guimarães Oliveira Soares, Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira

  KEYWORDS: Elderly People, Institutions for the Elderly People, Pressure Ulcer, Health Profile, Risk Factors

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.7 No.1, January 22, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate the association of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, and risk factors with occurrence of pressure ulcers in institutionalized elderly people. Method: This cross-sectional, analytical study, in quantitative approach, performed from the database analysis linked to the project “Pressure Ulcer in institutionalized elderly people: Association of incidence with the risk factors to functional and nutritional assessment” developed in six long-stay institutions for the elderly people in João Pessoa. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Associations were made through chi square test and Odds Ratio. Results: The clinical conditions of significant associations with the occurrence of pressure ulcers were the variables neurological disorders (p = 0.011) and visual impairment (p = 0.005). As for risk factors, the most important was fecal incontinence (p Conclusion: The analysis of the associations pointed out problems that require intervention in order to prevent health implications of the elderly people and to minimize the risk and occurrence of this injury.