ArticleThe open nursing journal2017
Pressure Ulcer Risk Evaluation in Critical Patients: Clinical and Social Characteristics.
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- Risk factors for community-acquired pressure injuries: Findings from a large-scale Asian case-control study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
- Risk factors for newly acquired pressure ulcer and the impact of nurse staffing on pressure ulcer incidence.Journal of nursing management · 2022Article
- A Comparative Study Between Two Support Surfaces for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Healing in ICU Patients.Cureus · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of Nursing Interventions in Preventing Pressure Ulcers among Immobile Stroke Patients.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPressure ulcers increase hospital stays and treatment costs due to their complications. Therefore, recognizing factors that contribute to pressure ulcer risk are important to patient safety.
objectiveTo evaluate the association between the scores of the Waterlow, Braden, and Norton scales and clinical and social characteristics in critically ill patients.
methodA cross-sectional study of 78 patients in an adult intensive care unit of a university hospital in Northeastern Brazil was conducted from July to December 2015. Data included social and clinical information and the risk factors of the Braden, Norton and Waterlow scales. Data were analysed by the descriptive and inferential statistics.
resultsMost of the participants were female, adults and elderly people with brown skin colour, low education levels and insufficient income. Most of them showed a high risk for developing pressure ulcers using the three evaluated scales. Age, smoking status, diabetes and hypertension were associated with scores on the Waterlow, Braden and Norton scales.
conclusionAge, use of the tobacco, diabetes and hypertension were associated with the risk of pressure ulcers in ICU patients.
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