title: Pressure ulcers and their associated factors in nursing home inmates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess pressure ulcers and the associated risk factors, among the individuals who stayed at Yozgat Rehabilitation Care Center in Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Yozgat Rehabilitation Care Center, Turkey, from August to September 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and seventy five individuals participated in the study who received care at the above nursing home and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected with an information form of descriptive characteristics (the form included a total of 15 questions asked to get information about socio-demographic characteristics) and Braden risk assessment scale. For the data evaluation, Mann-Whitney U-test, Krushall-Wallis Variance analysis, Logistic Regression analysis were used. Statistical significance was defined by a probability level of p < 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean score of Braden risk assessment scale of the individuals was 15.0 ± 3.3 and 16.0% were under very high risk. Nine (5.1%) had pressure ulcers. The average duration of stay was 2.17 ± 0.80 years. Participants who were underweight, had lived at the rehabilitation center for a longer time, and were fed on regime 1, had a higher risk of developing pressure ulcers (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individuals who stayed in nursing home were under very high risk of pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are preventable by the elimination of some risk factors and good nursing care. Such individuals should be periodically assessed in terms of risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Bozok University School of Health, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nazan Kilic
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Akca
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bozok University School of Health, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökcen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ataturk Faculty of Health Sciences, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gümüs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult