Validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales in predicting pressure ulcer risk in hospitalized patients.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales in predicting pressure ulcer risk in hospitalized patients. This is a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Braden sensory perception and friction/shear subscales and Waterlow mobility and appetite subscales were the most relevant predictors.
Serpa
Letícia F
LF
Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. lfserpa@uol.com.br
Santos
Vera L C G
VL
Peres
Giovana R P
GR
Cavicchioli
Maria G S
MG
Hermida
Mirta M
MM
D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires