ArticleInternational wound journal2018
Malnutrition is independently associated with skin tears in hospital inpatient setting-Findings of a 6-year point prevalence audit.
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- Addressing Malnutrition in Australian Hospitals: A Scoping Review to Inform Systems Thinking.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Article
- Skin tears in older patients in intensive care units: A multicentre point prevalence study.Nursing in critical care · 2025Observational
- The Science of Skin: Measuring Damage and Assessing Risk.Advances in wound care · 2023Review
- Skin tear prevalence in an Australian acute care hospital: A 10-year analysis.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Malnutrition Is Associated With Worse Outcomes of Inpatient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography.Cureus · 2022Article
- ISTAP classification for skin tears: Validation for Brazilian Portuguese.International wound journal · 2020Article
- Nutritional Considerations of Cardiovascular Diseases and Treatments.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2019Review
- Malnutrition is independently associated with skin tears in hospital inpatient setting-Findings of a 6-year point prevalence audit.International wound journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
Skin tears cause pain, increased length of stay, increased costs, and reduced quality of life. Minimal research reports the association between skin tears, and malnutrition using robust measures of nutritional status. This study aimed to articulate the association between malnutrition and skin tears in hospital inpatients using a yearly point prevalence of inpatients included in the Queensland Patient Safety Bedside Audit, malnutrition audits and skin tear audits conducted at a metropolitan tertiary hospital between 2010 and 2015. Patients were excluded if admitted to mental health wards or were <18 years. A total of 2197 inpatients were included, with a median age of 71 years. The overall prevalence of skin tears was 8.1%. Malnutrition prevalence was 33.5%. Univariate analysis demonstrated associations between age (P ˂ .001), body mass index (BMI) (P < .001) and malnutrition (P ˂ .001) but not gender (P = .319). Binomial logistic regression analysis modelling demonstrated that malnutrition diagnosed using the Subjective Global Assessment was independently associated with skin tear incidence (odds ratio, OR: 1.63; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.13-2.36) and multiple skin tears (OR 2.48 [95% CI 1.37-4.50]). BMI was not independently associated with skin tears or multiple skin tears. This study demonstrated independent associations between malnutrition and skin tear prevalence and multiple skin tears. It also demonstrated the limitations of BMI as a nutritional assessment measure.
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