title: Provision of alternating air-pressure mattresses in the community.
abstract: The presence of pressure ulcers is seen as a key indicator of quality (Department of Health, 1993) and they are both costly to the patient (Franks, 2001) and the NHS. It is important that resources are directed towards prevention rather than treatment, which makes the provision of pressure-relieving equipment an integral part of any strategy for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Coventry Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McKeeney
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013222:State Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017749:Total Quality Management