Amanda Jéssica Gomes de Souza

Quality of life for venous ulcer patients: a comparative study in Brazil/Portugal

Introduction: Venous ulcers are a public health problem that affect quality of life (QOL) and are determined by socioeconomic context, health assistance and lesion characteristics. Aim: To compare the QOL of patients suffering from venous ulcers in Natal/Brazil with patients in Evora/Portugal. Method: Comparative and quantitative research involving 170 individuals suffering from venous ulcers, using the SF-36 instrument. Results: In Portugal, all dominion and dimension averages were higher than in Brazil, especially regarding social aspects (70.62). There were also a larger number of people with positive treatment characteristics. As for the lesion characteristics, these affected QOL dominions and dimensions in both countries. Discussion: The socioeconomic reality in Portugal is different from that in Brazil; the former has a larger variety and quantity of material resources available for lesion treatment. Conclusion: QOL in Portugal is better than in Brazil in terms of the aspects under consideration in this research.

PROFILE OSTOMY WITH NEOPLASMS DIAGNOSIS OF REGISTERED IN A POOL

Objective: To identify the profile of ostomy patients with diagnoses of cancer registered in an association. Method: This is a descriptive, retrospective study, conducted between October 2013 and February 2014. The variables studied in the research were: gender, age, race, marital status, income, education, diagnosis of cancer for the realization of ostomy, type of stoma and duration of the stoma. Results: 697 were registered in the ostomy association, 456 were diagnosed with cancer for the manufacture of ostomy. Of these, 59.9% were female, 65.6% are older than 59, 45.2% of mixed race patients, 55.9% are married, 38.4% had incomplete primary education, 62.5% with income up to 1 minimum wage, 61.7% diagnosed with rectal cancer and 57.0% have permanent ostomy. Conclusion: the profile of this clientele facilitate clinical practice, actions, planning and implementation of a National Policy and the construction of the epidemiological characterization of this group.

Conhecimento sobre acidente de trabalho pela enfermagem no serviço de atendimento móvel de urgência/ Knowledge about work accident by the nursing in service mobile emergency care

Acidentes de Trabalho (AT) sao eventos que ocorrem durante a atividade laboral a servico da empresa. Objetivou-se identificar o conhecimento da equipe de enfermagem e caracterizar os acidentes de trabalho ocorridos em um servico de atendimento movel de urgencia. Estudo exploratorio e quantitativo, realizado entre novembro e dezembro de 2010, no Servico de Atendimento Movel de Urgencia de Natal/RN. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se um questionario estruturado. Dos 66 pesquisados, 16,7% eram enfermeiros e 83,3% tecnicos de enfermagem. A maioria nao sabia conceituar AT (51,5%), mas 75,8% conheciam algumas normas e 27,4% dos profissionais afirmaram que deve ser feita no proprio local de trabalho. Em relacao as caracteristicas do acidente, os enfermeiros (54,6%) sofreram mais acidentes do que os tecnicos (38,2%) e 74,1% dos profissionais estavam realizando transporte de pacientes no momento do acidente. Dos pesquisados, 33,3% sofreram contusoes provocadas por acidentes de transporte (44,4%), atingindo os membros superiores, inferiores e a cintura pelvica (59,3%). Devido ao grande risco de sofrer algum tipo de AT, e importante a educacao em servico no tocante a tematica Biosseguranca.