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.
Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. lfserpa@uol.com.br
Letícia F
LF
Serpa
Vera L C G
VL
Santos
Giovana R P
GR
Peres
Maria G S
MG
Cavicchioli
Mirta M
MM
Hermida
D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires