title: [Association of Braden subscales with the risk of development of pressure ulcer].
abstract: Pressure ulcers (PU) may increase the incidence of hospital complications, and one should prevent this damage. The Braden Scale stands out as a tool to assess the risk of PU. The study aimed to identify changes in the score of the Braden subscales are associated with the risk of developing PCU. Logistic regression was used in a retrospective cohort study conducted in Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in adults hospitalized in surgical clinical units from October 2005 to June 2006. We evaluated the records database of 1503 patients with a mean aged 55.5 +/- 16 years, 52.7% female. The incidence of PU was 1.8% and was associated with diabetes and heart failure. There was a higher PU in patients worst in sensory perception, mobility, and activity and the presence of moisture. No association was found between nutrition and PU. Except nutrition, the other Braden sub-scales shown to be predictive of PU.
authors.affiliation: UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. bruna.zambonato@gmail.com
authors.forename: Bruna Pochmann
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Zambonato
authors.forename: Michelli Cristina Silva
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Assis
authors.forename: Mariur Gomes
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Beghetto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D009043:Motor Activity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D012307:Risk Factors; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index