Rev. Soc. Bras. Enferm. Ped.2021;21(1):44-50.
Intervening factors in the cutaneous integrity of the newborn in a Conventional Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit
DOI: 10.31508/1676-3793202100006
Abstract
Objective
Evaluate the factors that interfere with the skin integrity of the hospitalized newborn.
Methods
Descriptive, cross-sectional research, quantitative approach carried out with 46 newborns in a conventional neonatal intermediate care unit of a public tertiary hospital, in Fortaleza-Ceará, from August to October 2020. The data was collected using the Scale of Skin Condition of the Newborn and sociodemographic and clinical forms. It was then statistically analyzed using the binomial, Chi-square, likelihood ratio and Fisher-Freeman- Halton tests.
Results
It was found that 27 (58.7%) newborns had altered skin, whose intervening factors with significant difference (p <0.05) were: premature newborn, low birth weight born, small for gestational age, genitourinary disorder and child of a mother aged <30 years.
Conclusion
Maternal and neonatal factors are associated with high changes in the cutaneous condition of the newborn.
Keywords: Infant, newborn; Pediatric nursing; Risk Factors; Skin