Necessidades em saúde dos usuários do ambulatório de lesões de pele

Abstract

This study aims to understand the health needs of users of the skin lesions outpatient clinic located in the west of Santa Catarina. A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out that addresses health variables and sociodemographic variables, with a descriptive statistical approach to the results. For the sample, 50 users were interviewed in the period of October, November (2022) and January (2023), at the Skin Lesions Outpatient Clinic, including people over 18 years of age, with the ability to communicate in Portuguese. The sample was for convenience. The population of this study is predominantly male, with an average age of 61 years, married, Catholic, with elementary education and a monthly income of one minimum wage. Most of them do not practice physical or leisure activities, live with their family and report negative feelings when living with the wound. Showing a higher rate of venous ulcers in the lower limb, followed by diabetic foot, with an average wound time of 33 months. The health needs of users affected by chronic injuries involve factors such as conviviality, spirituality and religiosity, leisure, aspects of life, among others that are directly linked to the evolution of injuries, which may interfere positively or negatively with the treatment. With this study, it is intended to improve the care services for chronic wounds, contemplating the health needs of these users, and from this, to offer access to adequate and quality assistance, teaching about the patient's co-responsibility and adherence to treatment, thus presenting resoluteness in the care process.