Pressure Ulcers Among Home Care Patients And Their Demographic Features
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Introduction and Aims: Home care services is an approach aiming at providing preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care effectively in a continuum. Pressure ulcers are common among patients receiving home care services.
Materials and Method: In this study, the medical files of 311 patients registered and managed by the home care services unit of Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital between 01/12/2010 and 30/09/2012 were reviewed. Seventy one patients with pressure ulcers were included in the study
Findings: A total of 71 patients, of which 26 being male (36.60%) and 45 being female (63.40%), were included in the study. The median age of the patients with pressure ulcers was 80 (IQR:13). Pressure ulcer locations were sacral in 42 (59.20%), trochanteric in 10 (14.10%), heels in 3 (9.90%), thoracic vertabral and scapular in 3 (4.20%) and arms and other areas in 2 (2.80%) patients. Mean serum albümin was 3.20 ± 0.51 g/dL. Hypoalbuminemia was observed in 4 patients feeded via PEG, in 7 patients receiving oral enteral support and in 1 patient feeded via nasogastric tube.
Conclusison: Assessment of the risk factors should be a part of the first visit of every single patient registered for home care services. Nutritional support should be emphasized among high risk patients.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ayşe Demirci Şahin
ANKARA NUMUNE EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ
Türkiye
Sezen Seyrek
This is me
Türkiye
Aynur Ertürk
This is me
Publication Date
March 23, 2017
Submission Date
January 19, 2017
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 9 Number: 1


