Abstract

ROCHA, Ana Paula et al. Educational program to pressure ulcer prevention: a pilot study at Azores Islands*. Gerokomos [online]. 2014, vol.25, n.1, pp.41-43. ISSN 1134-928X.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1134-928X2014000100009.

Pressure ulcers are a huge Public Health Problem with a great amount of economic costs and suffer to the people and their caregivers. The ICE Group, in their Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Study in 2006, shows that the higher rates was found in the community context. In order to contribute to reducing this rate was made a pilot study aimed to develop and evaluate a session of Health Education for informal caregivers. This is a descriptive-exploratory pilot study, where a session was elaborated taking into an account four main areas. The study results are presented by patient profile, informal caregiver profile and the educational program evaluation.

Keywords : Pressure ulcers; caregivers; home care; health education programs.

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