title: Pressure sore care.
abstract: Christopher Shiels and Brenda Roe report on a survey into the prevalence and care of pressure sores among older people living in residential care and nursing homes in Liverpool. Setting up appropriate information systems and auditing available pressure-relieving equipment are just two of a number of important recommendations arising from the survey.
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Liverpool John Moores University.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shiels
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016852:Housing for the Elderly; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009735:Nursing Homes; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires