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Volume 4, Issue 2 (Spring 2015) |
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Factors associated with Pressure sore in patients admitted to the orthopedic ward
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Abstract: (12120 Views) |
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Introduction: Pressure sore have been considered as a major health care problem. Nurse's knowledge about factors related to pressure ulcer can decrease pressure ulcer. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with pressure sore in patients admitted to the orthopedic ward.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive study, 330 patients from four orthopedic units of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences were selected by convenience sampling method. The data was collected by using "Nursing Care Observation Form". The form was validated by content validity method and inter-rater agreement method was used for reliability (Correlation Coefficient=0.85). Data were analyzed by SPSS/15.
Findings: Many factors such as attendant, training in regard to prevention of pressure sore, massage, changing patient position, skeletal traction, moving aid, external objects in bed, trapeze and floating map had significant statistical correlation to pressure sore (P<0.05). In Logistic Regression Model "have no attendant" was the most important factor of pressure sore (P<0.01).
Conclusions: Many factors can cause pressure sore in the hospitalized patients. Therefore, teaching of students and healthcare providers about pressure sore care related factors and the necessity of applying pressure sore prevention in at risk patients before the ulceration is very important. |
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| Keywords: Pressure sore, Incidence, Factors |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
health services management
Received: 2015/03/30 | Accepted: 2015/04/4 | Published: 2015/04/4
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