Resumen de Venous ulcer: risk factors and the Nursing Outcomes Classification
Ana Beatriz Almeida Medeiros, Cecília María Farias de Queiroz Frazão, Jéssica Dantas de Sá Tinôco, Maria das Graças Mariano Nunes de Paiva, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Lira
Objective. To explore the relationship between the risk factorsfor the development of venous ulcers and the indicators of tissueintegrity from the Nursing Outcomes Classification. Methodology.A cross-sectional study conducted in 2013 in a university hospitalin Natal/RN (Brazil). Fifty individuals selected by consecutivesampling participated in an interview and physical examination.Results. The most important risk factors were: 44% presentedwith arterial hypertension, 26% allergy, 20% diabetes mellitus,4% participated in some physical activity, 6% were smokersand 14% drank alcohol. There was a statistically significantassociation between diabetes mellitus and the texture of thelesion (p=0.015) and tissue perfusion (p=0.026); allergy andtexture (p=0.034); physical activity and hydration (p = 0.034);smoking and thickness (p = 0.018); and alcoholism and exudateof the ulcer (p=0.045). Conclusion. The relationship between riskfactors and the nursing outcome indicators generated informationrelevant to the development of guidelines for the monitoring andtreatment of venous ulcer information.
