Abstract
Pressure ulcer risk assessment and preventive measures in mobile / chairfast / bedfast hospital patients Abstract. Background: Internationally, it is recommended to use the clinical view with a validated instrument for pressure ulcer risk assessment to determine subsequent measures. We could not identify any study investigating risk assessment and subsequent measures for mobile / chairfast / bedfast patients. Aim of the study: To identify the degree of agreement between the Bradenscale and clinical view regarding pressure ulcer risk in mobile / chairfast / bedfast patients and subsequent preventive measures. Method: Data from 5274 hospital patients from the "Nursing quality measurement 2015", a cross-sectional multicenter study, were collected. Results: Out of all mobile, chairfast or bedfast patients assessed as at risk of pressure ulcer with the Bradenscale, 22.3 % (mobile), 61.7 % (chairfast) and 86.1 % (bedfast) were also assessed as at risk by clinical view. More than 3 / 4 of the chairfast patients that were not at risk according to clinical view received preventive measures. Conclusion: The consequences over time for patients that received no measures due to discrepancies in the risk assessments should be focused. Furthermore the evaluation of measures in patients without a risk of pressure ulcer is of critical importance. The aspect of patient mobility deserves special attention due to the low agreement of the risk assessments in chairfast and mobile patients.
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