Domestic burns that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Abstract BACKGROUND: Due to "stay at home" restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, people spent more time at home leading to an increase in home accidents, including burns. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemiology of burns that occurred within homes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: This was a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample. METHODS: Data were collected through the distribution of survey links on social networking sites and websites, and through email between December 2020 and February 2021. Participants were over 18 years of age, living in Brazil. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and dispersion statistics. RESULTS: A total of 939 adults (aged > 18 years) participated in this study. The mean age was 37.2 years (standard deviation [SD] = 12.5), 75.6% were female, 70.0% self-reported white skin color, 74% had completed higher education, and 28.1% had an income of 3 to 6 times the monthly minimum wage. A total of 21.6% suffered burns during the pandemic, 44.3% from a hot object. Approximately 49.3% never had access to a burn prevention campaign. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to develop burn prevention strategies that reach a wider population and to strengthen public policies to reduce the prevalence of domestic burns, especially during the pandemic.

Domestic burns that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Due to "stay at home" restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, people spent more time at home leading to an increase in home accidents, including burns. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemiology of burns that occurred within homes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: This was a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample. METHODS: Data were collected through the distribution of survey links on social networking sites and websites, and through email between December 2020 and February 2021. Participants were over 18 years of age, living in Brazil. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and dispersion statistics. RESULTS: A total of 939 adults (aged > 18 years) participated in this study. The mean age was 37.2 years (standard deviation [SD] = 12.5), 75.6% were female, 70.0% self-reported white skin color, 74% had completed higher education, and 28.1% had an income of 3 to 6 times the monthly minimum wage. A total of 21.6% suffered burns during the pandemic, 44.3% from a hot object. Approximately 49.3% never had access to a burn prevention campaign. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to develop burn prevention strategies that reach a wider population and to strengthen public policies to reduce the prevalence of domestic burns, especially during the pandemic.

Fatores relacionados à autopercepção sobre o envelhecimento de idosos cadastrados em uma Unidade de Atenção ao Idoso / Factors related to self-perception of aging in elderly people registered in an Elderly Care Unit

Este estudo teve o objetivo de identificar a percepção sobre o envelhecimento dos idosos usuários de uma Unidade de Atenção ao Idoso de um município brasileiro e avaliar a relação entre características sociodemográficas e de autopercepção sobre o envelhecimento. Estudo de caráter quantitativo, analítico, observacional e transversal realizado com 228 idosos. Foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos: questionário sociodemográfico, Mini Exame do Estado Mental, APQ (Aging Perception Questionnaire), WHOQOL-Bref, WHOQOL OLD e ASKAS. Foram realizadas análises bivariada e multivariada. Encontrou-se predomínio do sexo feminino, com média de idade de 78,86 anos. A autopercepção sobre o envelhecimento foi moderada. Idosos do sexo feminino e aqueles que residem com filhos demonstraram maior autopercepção do envelhecimento.

This study aimed to identify the perception of aging of elderly users of an Elderly Care Unit in a Brazilian city and to evaluate the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and self-perception of aging. An observational and descriptive, cross-sectional study with 228 elderly people. The following instruments were used: sociodemographic questionnaire, Mini Mental State Examination, APQ (Aging Perception Questionnaire), WHOQOL-Bref, WHOQOL OLD and ASKAS. Bivariate and multivariate analyzes were performed. There was a predominance of females, with a mean age of 78.86 years. Self-perception of aging was moderate. Elderly females and those who live with children have greater self-perception of aging.