ArticleInternational wound journal2017
Exploration of pressure ulcer and related skin problems across the spectrum of health care settings in Ontario using administrative data.
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- Preventing pressure injuries in individuals with impaired mobility: Best practices and future directions.Journal of surgery and research · 2025Article
- Factors associated with pressure ulcer and dehydration in long-term care settings in Ontario, Canada.PloS one · 2024Article
- Correlates of Opioid Use Among Ontario Long-Term Care Residents and Variation by Pain Frequency and Intensity: A Cross-sectional Analysis.Drugs & aging · 2022Article
- Chronic wounds in persons living with dementia: An integrative review.International journal of older people nursing · 2022Review
- Standardizing the classification of skin tears: validity and reliability testing of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel Classification System in 44 countries.The British journal of dermatology · 2020Article
- Exploring the prevalence and management of wounds for people with dementia in long-term care.International wound journal · 2020Observational
- Nurses' knowledge of pressure ulcer and its associated factors at Hawassa University comprehensive specialized hospital Hawassa, Ethiopia, 2018.BMC nursing · 2020Article
- Two-Hourly Repositioning for Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in the Elderly: Patient Safety or Elder Abuse?Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2019Article
- Utility of a sensor-based technology to assist in the prevention of pressure ulcers: A clinical comparison.International wound journal · 2018Article
- Evaluation of a multifactorial approach to reduce the prevalence of pressure injuries in regional Australian acute inpatient care settings.International wound journal · 2018Article
- Management of Moisture-Associated Skin Damage: A Scoping Review.Advances in skin & wound care · 2017Article
- Predictive models for pressure ulcers from intensive care unit electronic health records using Bayesian networks.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2017Article
- Electrical Stimulation for Pressure Injuries: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2017Article
- Effects of gelatin sponge combined with moist wound-healing nursing intervention in the treatment of phase III bedsore.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
This is a prospective cohort study using population-level administrative data to describe the scope of pressure ulcers in terms of its prevalence, incidence risk, associating factors and the extent to which best practices were applied across a spectrum of health care settings. The data for this study includes the information of Ontario residents who were admitted to acute care, home care, long term care or continuing care and whose health care data is contained in the resident assessment instrument-minimum data set (RAI-MDS) and the health outcomes for better information and care (HOBIC) database from 2010 to 2013. The analysis included 203 035 unique patients. The overall prevalence of pressure ulcers was approximately 13% and highest in the complex continuing care setting. Over 25% of pressure ulcers in long-term care developed one week after discharge from acute care hospitalisation. Individuals with cardiovascular disease, dementia, bed mobility problems, bowel incontinence, end-stage diseases, daily pain, weight loss and shortness of breath were more likely to develop pressure ulcers. While there were a number of evidence-based interventions implemented to treat pressure ulcers, only half of the patients received nutritional interventions.
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