title: [People with vascular ulcers in outpatient nursing care: a study of sociodemographic and clinical variables].
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of people with vascular ulcers and to investigate the association between these variables. This cross-sectional, observational clinical study was conducted in outpatient clinics from February to August 2009. Interview, clinical exam, Pressure Ulcer Scale Healing and photographic registry of the wounds were performed. Forty-two individuals participated who were, on average, 60 (± 12) years old, 73.8% males, with single wounds (66.7%) resulting from alterations in venous circulation (90.5%). Their wounds had lasted for up to one year (55.5%). There was an association between the PUSH score (p=0.019) and depth of wound (p=0.027) with currently performing occupational activity, as well as between history of tobacco use and gender (p=0.049). The sociodemographic characteristics that were observed were similar to the others, except for being male, which indicates the need for more studies in the population in Goiânia, Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Goiânia, Goiânia, GO, Brasil. sgmalaquias@gmail.com.br
authors.forename: Suelen Gomes
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Malaquias
authors.forename: Maria Márcia
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bachion
authors.forename: Silvia Maria Soares Carvalho
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sant'ana
authors.forename: Ceres Cristina Bueno
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Dallarmi
authors.forename: Ruy de Souza
authors.initials: Rde S
authors.lastname: Lino Junior
authors.forename: Priscilla Santos
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D010045:Outpatients; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology; D014456:Ulcer; D014647:Varicose Ulcer; D014945:Wound Healing