Prediction of pressure ulcer development in hospitalized patients: a tool for risk assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify independent predictors for development of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients and to develop a simple prediction rule for pressure ulcer development.

Design

The Prevention and Pressure Ulcer Risk Score Evaluation (prePURSE) study is a prospective cohort study in which patients are followed up once a week until pressure ulcer occurrence, discharge from hospital, or length of stay over 12 weeks. Data were collected between January 1999 and June 2000.

Setting

Two large hospitals in the Netherlands.

Participants

Adult patients admitted to the surgical, internal, neurological and geriatric wards for more than 5 days were eligible. A consecutive sample of 1536 patients was visited, 1431 (93%) of whom agreed to participate. Complete follow

SUBMITTER: Schoonhoven L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2563999 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature