title: Validating the Braden Scale for the prediction of pressure ulcer risk in blacks and Latino/Hispanic elders: a pilot study.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk and determine which variables predict pressure ulcer risk in Black and Latino/Hispanic elders. A prospective clinical design was used to conduct the study. Among 36 patients, 60 years of age or older, 14 (38%) developed a pressure ulcer. A Fisher Exact test (2-tail) revealed that, at a cut-off score of 16, the Braden Scale significantly underpredicted those patients at risk for pressure ulcers (5.13 E-03). Sensitivity was 35 percent and specificity was 100 percent for a Braden Scale score of < or = 16.
authors.affiliation: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT 06536-0740, USA.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lyder
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mangat
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Empleo-Frazier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emerling
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKay
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing*