Validation of the Helsinki University Hospital prevent pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pressure injures are a common adverse event in a hospital, and they are one of the most important quality indicators of patient care. Risk assessment is recommended as the first step in the prevention of pressure injuries. A Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool is a new tool for risk assessment that was developed by the Helsinki University Hospital.

Aim

The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive validity and the concurrent validity of the Prevent Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tool in acute care.

Method

The prospective observational study was conducted in 19 in-patient wards representing internal medicine, neurology, and surgery during 2017-2018. The participants' inclusion criteria were: age ≥18 years old, no pressure injury on admission

SUBMITTER: Heikkila A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8762808 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature