How effective are prevention strategies in reducing the prevalence of pressure ulcers?
The prevalence of pressure ulcers has remained constant at about 7% over the past 20 years, even though considerable time and money has been invested in various prevention strategies. This literature review explores whether pressure-prevention programmes can reduce the prevalence rate still lower or whether they are working but are limited by an increasingly aged population and rising patient acuity.
Whitfield
M D
MD
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, UK.
Kaltenthaler
E C
EC
Akehurst
R L
RL
Walters
S J
SJ
Paisley
S
S
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment