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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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OPINION AND ATTITUDES ABOUT CHRONIC WOUNDS AND
COMPRESSION DEVICES
Free Paper Session: Quality of Life and Nutrition
Tamara Sinozic 1 , Jadranka Kovacevic 1
1 Family practice Tamara Sinožić,dr.med. (Mošćenička Draga, Croatia).
Aim: To examine opinion and attitudes of examinees about chronic wounds and
compression devices
Methods: The research was conducted among patients in waiting areas of 10 family
medicine offices, between 3rd and 14th of December 2012. The research was based on
anonymous questionnaire consisting of 25 questions and three pictures.
Results: 560 patients (RR 57,7%) filled out the questionnaire. Most of the examinees
were 60-year-olds living in a city with families, employed, with a high school degree, and
of average financial situation. The largest number of examines expressed concern when
shown a picture of chronic wound, whereas the smallest number of examinees remained
indifferent. The impact of chronic wound on the quality of life of patients is deemed
considerable and that of compression devices is deemed moderate; whereas treatment
is believed to be long-term and expensive. They would unwillingly share a hospital room
or a working space with such a patient, and half of the examinees think that such
patients should be treated in specialized centers.
Gender, age, place of residence, and level of education are not in positive correlation
with the answers given.
Conclusion: The largest number of examinees have never before come across chronic
wound patients, but nevertheless just looking at the pictures has caused concern with
most of them, as well as the impression of decreased mobility and quality of life of such
patients. Further activities are essential for raising awareness of general population for
problems of these patients.
FREE PAPER SESSION: QUALITY OF LIFE AND NUTRITION
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Free Paper Session: Quality of Life and Nutrition
ELDERLY RESIDENTS’ NUTRITIONAL CARE FROM MANAGEMENT POINT OF
VIEW
Kirsi Kiviniemi 1
1 Turku City, Municipal Health Care and Social Services Department (Turku, Finland).
Aim: Nutrition is an important issue for elderly residents of long-term care facilities
(LTCFs). This study was conducted by management point of view. The aim was to
describe nutritional care of elderly residents of LTCFs and to provide information to
develop further nutritional care in LTCFs.
Methods: The screening of the elderly residents’ nutritional status was provided by
using the Mini Nutritional Assessment test and Braden scale, and by monitoring
residents’ weight. Additionally the residents’ electronic patient records were analyzed
based on Finnish Care Classification system (FinCC). FinCC is a national classification
of nursing consisting of three systems: the Finnish classification of nursing diagnoses, of
nursing interventions and of nursing outcomes. A total of 1 100 residents’ records were
analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: About 20 % of the residents were living in long-term care nursing homes, 40%
were living in long-term care institutions and 20 % were in long-term care hospitals. The
proportion of the nutritional related diagnosis varied 1 to 8 % of all the documented
nursing diagnosis. The most usual diagnosis related to diet, to changes in nutritional
status and to difficulties in swallowing. About 1 to 4 % of the nursing interventions related
to nutritional care. Comparing the results of the MNA test and residents’ weight to the
analysis of the diagnosis and interventions there were inconsistency.
Conclusions: The study discovered important elements to the education program of the
long-term care staff concerning nutritional care and residents quality of life.
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