ReviewMedicine and pharmacy reports2023
Quality of life of patients with pressure ulcers: a systematic review.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review.International wound journal · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, prone position and supine mechanical ventilation for severely hypoxemic acute respiratory distress syndrome: a network meta-analysis.Intensive care medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Comparing the efficacy of Zinc Oxide versus Vaseline prophylactic dressings in preventing sacral pressure injuries in patients admitted to the intensive care unit.International wound journal · 2024Trial
- Comparison of the Validity and Reliability of Five Pressure Injury Risk Scales in Intensive Care.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Timing of sacral pressure injury development during acute care after traumatic spinal cord injury: a prospective study of 142 patients.Spinal cord · 2026Article
- Lateral Pressure Application to the Seated Buttocks Largely Maintains Transcutaneous Gas Tensions at the Ischial Tuberosity in a Healthy Cohort.International wound journal · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation Workforce Interventions for Pressure Ulcer Prevention: A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Pressure injury flap surgery in people with spinal cord injury/disorder: surgical and rehabilitation outcomes.Spinal cord · 2026Article
- Burden and Determinants of Pressure Injuries in Adult Hospitalized Patients in Oman: A Multicenter Epidemiological Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Using Social Media Listening to Understand the Pressure Injury Experience: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.JMIR nursing · 2026Article
- Nursing Home Nursing Staff Perspective About Using Subepidermal Moisture Technology for Pressure Injury Prevention.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2026Article
- Model-Based Financial Consequences of Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Pressure Injury Healing.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Retrospective Real-World Data Analysis of Pressure Ulcer Healing With Nitric Oxide-Delivering Foam Among Older Adults.International wound journal · 2026Observational
- Development and comparative evaluation of knowledge graph-enhanced large language models for domain-specific question answering in nursing.BMC nursing · 2026Article
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- Temporal Trends and Projections of the Burden of Decubitus Ulcers in China: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Evidence on Measures for the Prevention of Pressure Injuries in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Prone Positioning: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Clinicians' Perspectives of the Pressure Injury Treatment Advisory 'PITA' Quick Guide: An Evaluation Across Three Australian Healthcare Settings.International wound journal · 2026Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Mobility Levels in ICU Survivors with Heel Pressure Ulcer: An Observational Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Intra- and inter-observer reliability of ultrasound muscle thickness of gluteal and biceps femoris long head in individuals with and without SCI.Clinical physiology and functional imaging · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Patients suffering from pressure ulcers experience low quality of life, in every dimension of daily living. Aim: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the impact of pressure ulcers on the patients' quality of life involving mental/emotional, spiritual, physical, social, cognitive dimensions, and pain. Methods: A systematic literature search of published articles in the English language during the past 15 years was conducted. Articles were identified in the electronic databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, and PsycINFO using the keywords: pressure ulcers, quality of life, emotional dimension, social dimension, physical dimension. The inclusion criteria were: articles relevant to the study topic, written in English, and published between 2004 and 2019. Articles that were secondary studies, such as reviews and meta-analyses, case studies, and articles written in a language other than English, were excluded from the study. The PRISMA method was applied. Results: Fourteen studies were included in this systematic review. Eight were quantitative studies (six cross-sectional, one longitudinal, one multicenter cohort, and one pilot study) and six qualitative (one was based on grounded theory, one pilot study, one case study of mixed methods, one phenomenological study, and one comparative study). The emerging themes were related to the mental/emotional, spiritual, physical, social, cognitive dimensions, and pain. Conclusions: Pressure ulcers have a negative impact on the patients' quality of life, especially at a psychological level. Patients' life is severely affected as they are fully dependent on their supportive environment and health services.
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