Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Aug 2015)

Skin cancer in rural workers: nursing knowledge and intervention

  • Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz,
  • Clarice Alves Bonow,
  • Diéssica Roggia Piexak,
  • Sirlei Kowalczyk,
  • Jordana Cezar Vaz,
  • Anelise Miritz Borges

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0080-623420150000400005
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49, no. 4
pp. 0564 – 0571

Abstract

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OBJECTIVETo identify the exposure of rural workers to the sun's ultraviolet radiation and pesticides; to identify previous cases of skin cancer; and to implement clinical and communicative nursing actions among rural workers with a previous diagnosis of skin cancer.METHODObservational-exploratory study conducted with rural workers exposed to ultraviolet radiation and pesticides in a rural area in the extreme south of Brazil. A clinical judgment and risk communication model properly adapted was used to develop interventions among workers with a previous history of skin cancer.RESULTSA total of 123 (97.7%) workers were identified under conditions of exposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation and pesticides; seven (5.4%) were identified with a previous diagnosis of skin cancer; four (57.1%) of these presented potential skin cancer lesions.CONCLUSIONThis study's results enabled clarifying the combination of clinical knowledge and risk communication regarding skin cancer to rural workers.

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