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Intervention studies to reduce the prevalence and incidence of pressure sores: a literature review
Author(s) -
Gould Dinah,
James Trudi,
Tarpey Aideen,
Kelly Daniel,
Pattison Dorothy,
Fox Carolyn
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2000.00337.x
Subject(s) - pressure sores , medicine , incidence (geometry) , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , intensive care medicine , systematic review , nursing , medline , surgery , physics , political science , law , optics
• Much has been written about the prevention of pressure sores. However, electronic and manual searches located only 10 studies within the literature in the UK that described interventions able to reduce either their incidence or prevalence. • All the studies located contained serious methodological flaws. Apparent success in reducing the number or severity of pressure sores could have resulted because staff involved in data collection were aware that the study was being undertaken and thus took more interest in pressure area care. • From the review findings it is apparent that there is a dearth of research evidence upon which to base practice in the sphere of pressure sore prevention and further research is urgently required.