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El aprendizaje y la salud son dos elementos vinculados entre sí. El hecho de cuidar de la salud requiere del aprendizaje de conocimientos, habilidades, comportamientos y actitudes que se desarrollan a lo largo de nuestra vida. Los aprendizajes relacionados con la salud comportan estilos de vida más saludables, la mejora del bienestar, la calidad de vida y la salud de la comunidad. El aprendizaje significativo transforma las vidas, abriendo nuevas oportunidades, posibilitando nuevas competencias y formando nuevas redes sociales. Este artículo pretende reflexionar sobre la relación entre elementos de la alfabetización en salud y el proceso de aprendizaje significativo. (AU)
Learning and health are both interrelated aspects. The act of looking after health requires learning knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes that develop throughout our lives. Health-related learning leads to healthier lifestyles, improved well-being, better quality of life and community health. Significant learning transforms lives, paving the way towards new opportunities, enabling new skills and forming new social networks. This paper aims to reflect on the relationship between aspects of health literacy and the meaningful learning process. (AU)
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Humans , Health Literacy/methods , Health Education , Public Health/methods , Social Learning , LearningABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of skin wounds in patients enrolled in a home care (HC) program in two local community health centers in the city of Barcelona (Spain) and to identify nurses' opinions on the need to match schedules to the demands of the nursing care of HC patients with skin wounds.. METHOD: We performed a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study subjects consisted of patients included in the HC program who had exhibited some kind of skin injury in April 2006 and nurses from the two local community health centers. The prevalence of skin wounds was calculated using data from computerized nursing records. An anonymous survey of nursing professionals was used to identify their opinions on scheduling. RESULTS: The computerized registry identified 381 patients included in the HC program, with a prevalence of skin wounds of 9.18%. Forty percent of the home visits carried out by the nurses in April 2006 involved patients with skin wounds. Seventy-two percent of nurses were involved in the HC of patients with skin wounds and 50% believed they needed more time for home care. CONCLUSIONS: Nursing diagnoses and current disease codes do not include surgical wounds. The diversity of nurses' opinions reveals that current schedule planning is not always satisfactory.
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Home Care Services , Pressure Ulcer/epidemiology , Pressure Ulcer/nursing , Aged, 80 and over , Cross-Sectional Studies , Humans , Prevalence , SpainABSTRACT
Objetivo. Averiguar la prevalencia de heridas de la piel en pacientes incluidos en el programa de atención domiciliaria (ATDOM) de 2 áreas básicas de salud de Barcelona ciudad. Conocer la opinión de las enfermeras de dichas áreas acerca de la necesidad de adecuar las agendas de enfermería a las demandas asistenciales de los pacientes de ATDOM que presentan heridas de la piel. Método. Estudio descriptivo, transversal. Los sujetos del estudio fueron los pacientes incluidos en el programa de ATDOM de 2 áreas básicas de salud de Barcelona que presentaron algún tipo de herida de la piel durante el mes de abril de 2006 y las enfermeras de dichas áreas. La prevalencia de heridas de la piel se obtuvo a partir de la historia clínica informatizada. Una encuesta anónima dirigida a los profesionales de enfermería permitió conocer su opinión respecto a la organización de las agendas. Resultados. El registro informático identificó a 381 pacientes de ATDOM, con una prevalencia de heridas en la piel del 9,18%. El 40% de las visitas a domicilio realizadas por las enfermeras en el mes de abril fueron a pacientes que presentaban heridas de la piel. El 72% de las enfermeras estaba atendiendo curas a domicilio y el 50% opinaba que era necesario disponer de más tiempo para la atención domiciliaria. Conclusiones. Los diagnósticos de enfermería y los actuales códigos de enfermedades no permiten la identificación de las heridas quirúrgicas. La diversidad de opiniones entre las enfermeras pone de manifiesto que la actual organización de las agendas no es siempre satisfactoria
Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of skin wounds in patients enrolled in a home care (HC) program in two local community health centers in the city of Barcelona (Spain) and to identify nurses opinions on the need to match schedules to the demands of the nursing care of HC patients with skin wounds. Method. We performed a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study subjects consisted of patients included in the HC program who had exhibited some kind of skin injury in April 2006 and nurses from the two local community health centers. The prevalence of skin wounds was calculated using data from computerized nursing records. An anonymous survey of nursing professionals was used to identify their opinions on scheduling. Results. The computerized registry identified 381 patients included in the HC program, with a prevalence of skin wounds of 9.18%. Forty percent of the home visits carried out by the nurses in April 2006 involved patients with skin wounds. Seventy-two percent of nurses were involved in the HC of patients with skin wounds and 50% believed they needed more time for home care. Conclusions. Nursing diagnoses and current disease codes do not include surgical wounds. The diversity of nurses opinions reveals that current schedule planning is not always satisfactory
