Sociodemographic and clinical profile of users assisted in home care

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https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.2022.e4032

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Home Care, Health Profile, Descriptive Epidemiology

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OBJECTIVE: Describing the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients admitted to a home care service. METHOD: A cross-sectional descriptive and retrospective research using secondary data conducted in November 2018 in a private Home Care unit. The sample consisted of 110 medical records by simple random sampling. Data were formed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: Of the home care patients, 54.5% were male, over 60 (72.8%), retired (61%), with complete high school (45.5%) and Catholics (74.6 %). The main diagnosis of stroke (35%) with home care plan, type of management (43%) and use of intravenous therapy (51.8%); 60% not similar cutaneous; 42.7% received clinical discharge; 30.9% were transferred to the hospital and 23.7% died. CONCLUSION: The predominant profile of the patient identified in the survey is male, aged over 60, retired, Catholic and with complete high school. Home care requires specific care due to the great diversity and multiplicity of requirements and needs according to the profile of each patient and family assisted at home.

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05/09/2022

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Neves VFA, Moura TM, Almeida Oliveira GR de S, Rodrigues GRS. Sociodemographic and clinical profile of users assisted in home care. Rev Enf Contemp [Internet]. 2022 May 9 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];11:e4032. Available from: https://journals.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/enfermagem/article/view/4032

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