title: Risk and associated factors of pressure ulcers in hospitalized children over 1 year of age.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to identify factors for the development of pressure ulcers (PU) in hospitalized patients between 1 and 18 years of age.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multicenter, descriptive, cross-sectional study in 13 hospitals was conducted in Switzerland.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of PUs in this population of 204 children was 26.5%, with 83% category 1 PUs. A third of all PUs developed along external devices. Older children developed more PUs because of ineffective positioning and limited mobility.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to assess each child's activity, mobility, and the risk associated with the use of external devices.
authors.affiliation: Section of Nursing Science, Children's Research Center, Children's University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Anna-Barbara
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Schlüer
authors.forename: Jos M G A
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schols
authors.forename: Ruud J G
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Halfens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Infants and children; pediatric nursing; pressure ulcer; risk assessment; risk factor