Real-time Positioning Among Nursing Home Residents Living With Dementia: A Case Study.

ABSTRACT: Dementia contributes to the development of pressure injuries (PrIs).

Purpose

This study describes the real-time body positions of 2 nursing home (NH) residents, residing in the United States and living with dementia, to inform development of PrI prevention strategies tailored to individual risk profiles.

Methods

As part of a larger study, eligible residents were fitted with a triaxial accelerometer sensor placed on the anterior chest to monitor body positions 24-hours daily through a 4-week monitoring period. The current study used an observational, prospective design during routine repositioning events for 2 residents. A convenience sample of 2 residents from a single NH wing who were considered moderately at risk for PrI development (Braden Scale score 13-14) with a Brief I

SUBMITTER: Yap TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507611 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature