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. 2016 Jun;69(3):574-81.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690322i.

Patients with HIV/Aids and ulcer risk: nursing care demands

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Lanara Alves Pereira  1 , Manuella Carvalho Feitosa  2 , Grazielle Roberta Freitas da Silva  3 , Illoma Rossany Lima Leite  3 , Maria Esther Silva  4 , Rômulo Diego Monte Soares  5
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Patients with HIV/Aids and ulcer risk: nursing care demands

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Lanara Alves Pereira et al. Rev Bras Enferm. 2016 Jun.
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Abstract

Objective: to analyze the demand for nursing care and the risk of pressure ulcers (PU) of patients with HIV/Aids.

Method: quantitative survey, carried out from December 2012 to March 2013 in a public hospital of Teresina, state of Piauí, Brazil.

Results: the sample of 31 patients was predominantly male, mean age 36.6 years, average care demand 49.4%, most showing some risk of developing PU. The variables correlated with PU risk were care demand and clinical outcome (death). Those associated with care demand were age and clinical outcome (death).

Conclusion: the results showed that patients require moderate nursing care needs and most of them present risk of developing PU.

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