Abstract

NOGUEIRA, Paula Cristina; SIMONE, de Godoy; COSTA MENDES, Isabel Amélia  and  LEITE DA ROZA, Daiane. Knowledge on Pressure Ulcer Prevention among Caregivers of Spinal Cord Injury Patients. Aquichan [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.2, pp.188-199. ISSN 1657-5997.  https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2015.15.2.3.

A descriptive exploratory study that aimed to identify sociodemographic characteristics of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and of their family caregivers and to asses knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention among caregivers. Participants were 47 persons with SCI and 47 caregivers who completed a test of knowledge about prevention UPP. This test consists of closed questions with answer options: V = true, F = false and NS = not know. For statistical analysis we used the PROC TTEST Software SAS^® 9. Among individuals with SCI, 80.8% were male, mean age of 41,6 years and 57,5% had traumatic SCI. Among caregivers, 89.3% were female with a mean age of 44 years, 76,6% were married. The mean percentage of correct answers on the knowledge test was 67,8% (SD = 14.8), the minimum was 14,3% and the maximum was 88,5%, demonstrating insufficient knowledge related to prevention UPP. The percentage of correct answers on the test was lower with increasing age. The identification of deficits knowledge of caregivers on the theme allows nurses to conduct a planning educational strategies for the prevention of UPP.

Keywords : Pressure ulcer; spinal cord injuries; caregivers; prevention & control; education nursing.

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