Skin tears in older adult residents of long-term care facilities: prevalence and associated factors.
J Wound Care
; 31(6): 468-478, 2022 Jun 02.
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| ID: mdl-35678790
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of skin tears, and demographic and clinical factors associated with their presence in older adult residents of long-term care facilities. METHOD: This observational, quantitative, cross-sectional, epidemiological study was conducted with older adult residents of three long-term care facilities in São Paulo, Brazil. For data collection, four instruments were used: a questionnaire assessing sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the residents; and the Brazilian-Portuguese versions of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Skin Tear Audit Research (STAR) Skin Tear Classification System, and the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living. RESULTS: A total of 69 residents took part in the study. The prevalence of skin tears was 11.6%. Skin tears were significantly associated with the presence of haematoma (odds ratio, OR=9.159; p=0.017) and actinic purpura (OR=6.265; p=0.033), which increased the odds of skin tear development nine-fold and six-fold, respectively. CONCLUSION: The findings agree with the international literature. Considering that this was the first epidemiological study on skin tears carried out in long-term care facilities for older adults in Brazil, its contribution lies in the systematisation of data collection and making data available on a field that has not yet been studied in this country.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Lesões dos Tecidos Moles
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Lacerações
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Wound Care
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido