Preventing pressure ulcers in institutionalized elders: assessing the effects of small, unscheduled shifts in body position.
This pre-test/post-test, two-week experimental clinical study compared the effect of small, unscheduled shifts in body position in preventing pressure ulcers in two groups of elders (n = 19) determined at risk by the Norton Scale. No statistically significant effects were found using these small shifts.
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Malone
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011187:Posture; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012648:Self Care; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities