Prospective Study Reducing Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Units at a Turkish Medical Center

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dc.authoridAylaz, Rukuye/0000-0002-4287-932X
dc.authoridUzun, Ozge/0000-0002-5843-0105
dc.authorwosidAylaz, Rukuye/AAA-4203-2021
dc.contributor.authorUzun, Oezge
dc.contributor.authorAylaz, Rukuye
dc.contributor.authorKaradag, Ezgi
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:31:19Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of an educational intervention on the incidence of stage II pressure ulcers (PUs) in adult patients in intensive care units (ICUs) in a Turkish medical center. DESIGN: This was a prospective study of patients admitted to ICUs. Data were collected over a 3-month period. Subjects were assessed using the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk to determine the risk for developing a PU; assessment was completed within the first 24 hours of admission and each 48 hours thereafter for a maximum of 12 weeks. Educational intervention was employed: Intervention included education of ICU nurses about PU prevention and risk assessment; and following the educational intervention and implementation of the PU prevention protocol in all ICUs, data were collected for study period II. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: The sample comprised 186 patients admitted to critical care units of a Turkish medical center. Ninety-three subjects participated in a preintervention comparison group, and 93 subjects participated in an intervention group. INSTRUMENTS: Data were collected using a demographic and clinical data form, a nursing intervention checklist, and the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk. RESULTS: Stage 11 PUs were observed in a total of 50 patients for the overall sample. The most common site was the sacrococcygeal area, which accounted for 46% of ulcers. A statistically significant difference was observed when the rate of stage 11 PUs in the comparison group, 37% (34 of 93 patients), was compared to the rate in the intervention group, 17% (16 of 93 patients) (chi(2) = 8.86, df = 1, P < .01). CONCLUSION: Education regarding preventive care can be effective in reducing the incidence of PUs in the ICU setting. Therefore, education about risk assessment and PU prevention should be a priority for nurses in critical care settings.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/WON.0b013e3181aaf524
dc.identifier.endpage411en_US
dc.identifier.issn1071-5754
dc.identifier.issn1528-3976
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid19609161en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-70349316763en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage404en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0b013e3181aaf524
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/94879
dc.identifier.volume36en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000268540200009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursingen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectRisken_US
dc.subjectQualityen_US
dc.titleProspective Study Reducing Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Units at a Turkish Medical Centeren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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