[Domiciliary nursing care in a special emergency service: characteristics of the population attended].
OBJECTIVE
To analyse the characteristics of the users of programmed home nursing care in the Special Emergency Service (SES) in Zaragoza.


METHODS
Cross-sectional, descriptive study.


METHODS
Patients who asked for programmed home nursing care on 5 consecutive sundays of each quarter of 1998.


METHODS
SES in Zaragoza.


RESULTS
We analysed the characteristics of the SES users as to age and sex, origin by health districts and areas, and nursing services requested. 1104 of the 3507 calls made were from men (31.5%), and 2403 women (68.5%). Average age was 73.21 (+/- 13.54). Services most in demand were the administration of anti-clotting agents (31.46%), followed by healing treatment (19.44%), mainly for bedsores. Area II had a greater rate of attendance (6.28%), with more demand from the four consulting clinics belonging to this area than from the health centres.


CONCLUSIONS
The general profile of the patient at home is of women with an average age of 74.27 (+/- 12.77), who are administered anti-clotting drugs or receive care for sores. These require primary care nursing attention to improve their quality of life and satisfaction. There were differences in the rates of demand between the different health areas.
Marco Martínez
M P
MP
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Zaragoza.
Abad Díez
J M
JM
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009729:Nursing; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain
D000925:Anticoagulants