Pressure sore prevention in a hospice.
This study investigated the influence on the number of pressure sores developing in patients nursed in a hospice when three levels of pressure support were used in association with a risk assessment tool. The study was designed as phase one of an epidemiological study examining the use of a modified Norton scoring system. This was followed by a second phase of the study, when patients were allocated to pressure sore support systems according to their risk assessment score. A total of 327 patients entered, 223 in phase one and 104 in phase two. A significant reduction in the development of pressure sores was observed in the second phase of the study.
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D000368:Aged; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors