Elaine Cristina Carvalho Moura

Qualidade de vida de pacientes com úlceras vasculogênicas em tratamento ambulatorial

Objective: assess the quality of life of patients with vasculogenic ulcers in outpatient treatment. Methods: this is a quantitative, descriptive-comparative study of the type before and after, carried out at an outpatient unit specialized in the treatment of complex wounds, with patients suffering from vasculogenic ulcers, totaling 10 patients and 26 wounds. Results: the overall score for quality of life increased 6.8 units on average. In the overall evaluation, epithelialized tissue, presence of foul odor, conduction of surgical debridement and use of hydrogel were influencers of higher scores. Conclusion: there was a significant increase in quality of life scores in all areas and in the overall score. The aspects type of tissue and odor influenced significantly the increase of the scores of all the domains and of the overall score.

Caracterização Sociodemográfica e Clínica de Pessoas com Estomia em Teresina

O estudo teve por objetivo caracterizar o perfil sociodemografico e clinico de pessoas cadastradas no Programa de Estomizados de Teresina (PI). Pesquisa exploratorio-descritiva, transversal, com abordagem quantitativa, cujos dados foram coletados no periodo de junho a julho de 2013, sendo utilizado o programa Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), versao 19.0, para analise estatistica. A pesquisa foi aprovada pelo Comite de Etica e Pesquisa (CEP) da Universidade Federal do Piaui (UFPI), sob CAAE no 10487813.3.0000.5214. A amostra foi constituida por 107 estomizados, que atenderam aos criterios de inclusao. Houve predominio de estomizados do sexo masculino (55,1%); media de idade de 59,2 anos; casados (48,6%); com filhos (86,9%); catolicos (81,3%); renda familiar entre 1 e 3 salarios minimos (60,7%); ensino fundamental incompleto (32,7%); aposentados (57,0%). As neoplasias constituiram a principal causa da estomia (71,0%), seguidas de doencas inflamatorias intestinais (20,6%); a maioria era colostomizada (74,8%), permanente (48,6%), ha menos de um ano (39,3%); apresentava efluente de consistencia pastosa (74,8%); utilizava bolsa coletora de peca unica (94,4%), sendo 100% drenavel, fornecida pelo Sistema Unico de Saude (SUS) (73,8%). Dentre as 41 (38,3%) complicacoes apresentadas pelos participantes, 30 (73,1%) referiam-se a pele periestoma caracterizado, 29, ao eritema (96,7%), e 11 (26,82 %), ao estoma, sendo verificados prolapso, 10 (90,0%), e sangramento, 1 (3,3%). Os resultados obtidos mostraram aproximacoes e semelhancas em comparacao com as literaturas nacional e internacional. Conclui-se que o conhecimento do perfil dessa clientela possibilitara a adequacao do planejamento da assistencia especializada e da provisao de equipamentos coletores e adjuvantes no contexto do Estado do Piaui.

Assistive technology in health promotion for older people / Tecnologia Assistiva na Promoção da Saúde de Pessoas Idosas / Tecnología de Apoyo en la Promoción de la Salud de personas ancianas

Objective: To describe an Assistive Technology in the form of educational video on Health Promotion addressed to elderly people assisted by the Family Health Strategy. Methodology: A descriptive qualitative approach, performed by the method of content analysis of categorical type.The research was conducted at the Federal University of Piaui, July-August 2013. Results: Categories found: (1) Physical exercise, (2) Healthy food. Regarding the scientific content transmitted, the video is according to the current literature. About the suitability to the target audience and language, the Assistive Technology has features that bring the story and characters of the public, which facilitates the learning process, and others that may limit this process. Conclusion: The Assistive Technology is configured as an instrument of health education that can be used in the transmission of knowledge for elderly at the region that has been produced and it is expected that future work will stimulate the initiative. Descriptors: Health Promotion. Health of the Elderly. Video-Audio Media. Nursing.