Stakeholder Perspectives on mHealth Technologies to Prevent Sitting-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Long-Term Care Facilities: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults with Alzheimer disease (AD) or Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) who require a wheelchair to accommodate disease-associated decline in mobility are at elevated risk for pressure injuries. More than half of residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities in the United States experience AD or ADRD. In LTC facilities, bed-based technologies exist to facilitate pressure injury prevention efforts, but similar technologies have not yet been widely evaluated to address sitting-related pressure injuries.

Objective

This study aimed to determine preliminary design inputs from care providers for technology to address sitting-related pressure injury prevention in LTC settings. Specifically, we sought to (1) understand the types and use of sitting-related equi

SUBMITTER: Vos-Draper T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489400 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature