Level of physical dependence and incidence of pressure ulcers in older patients who belong to PADOMI of hospital III Essalud, Juliaca, Perú

• Autores: Pari Parillo, Nasia Meliza, Gamarra Bernal, Francis
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revista UPEU - Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.upeu.edu.pe:article/213
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/RCCS/article/view/213
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Level of physical dependence, pressure ulcers, elderly. (Source: MeSH NLM); Nivel de dependencia física; úlceras por presión; adulto mayor. (Fuente: DeCS BIREME)

Objetives: The objective was to determine the relationship between physical dependence level andthe incidence of pressure ulcers in elderly patients belonging to PADOMI of Hospital III EsSalud,Juliaca - 2017. Materials and Methods: In a cross - sectional, descriptive and correlational design,the population was constituted by 201 Patients belonging to the Home Care Program, the samplingwas non-probabilistic for convenience with a sample of 51 elderly patients. The instruments used werethe Barthel Index and the Norton Scale. Results: The results indicate that 29.4% of the elderly patientspresent a moderate level of dependence, in the incidence of pressure ulcers, 56.9% of the elderlypatients presented low risk. Finding a statistical correlation (r =, 971) and significant (p <0.00) amongthe study variables. Conclusions: the greater the development of physical independence the lowerthe incidence of pressure ulcers.