Protocol of assistance to persons with venous ulcer in primary care: integrative literature review

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To perform an integrative literature review to give subsidies to elaborate attendance protocol for people with venous ulcers in primary health care. Method: An integrative review, carried out between August and September 2012, in the virtual health library, pages of Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, of Municipal Health secretariat and international guidelines of associations. Results: 15 publications were included, in the period from 2004 to 2011, 9 focused specifically on venous ulcer, 8 did not specify the level of assistance, 9 are multiprofessionals and 2 emphasize quality of life. Based upon the studies it was verified that the categories about structuring the protocol are sociodemographics, anamnesis, risk factors, exams, verification, characteristics and injury care, medications, pain, general care and compression therapy, prevention and referral/counter-referral. Conclusion: The results may subsidize the construction of protocols for people with venous ulcers treated in primary health care supported in the aspects of literature.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Protocolo de asistencia a personas con úlcera venosa en la atención primaria: revisión integradora de la literatura ; Protocolo de assistência a pessoas com úlcera venosa na atenção primária: revisão integrativa da literatura
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 566-574
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; medizinische Versorgung ; Gesundheitsversorgung ; Grundversorgung ; Patient ; Krankheit ; Primärtherapie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Costa, Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes ; Dantas, Daniele Vieira ; Tibúrcio, Manuela Pinto ; Medeiros, Lays Pinheiro de ; Torres, Gilson de Vasconcelos ; Melo, Gabriela de Sousa Martins
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.566-574
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53581-3
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST