Age Informs the Relationship between Braden Scale Scores and Pressure Injury Development

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Identifier 001_Age-Informs-Branden-Scale-Scores-Pressure-Injury_EBPF2017
Title Age Informs the Relationship between Braden Scale Scores and Pressure Injury Development
Creator Alderden, Jenny; Cummins, Mollie; Pepper, Ginette A.; Thomas, Donna
Subject Evidence Based Practice; Intensive Care Units; Iatrogenic Disease; Pressure Ulcer; Soft Tissue Injuries; Predictive Value of Tests; Age Factors; Poster
Description Hospital acquired pressure injuries (formerly called pressure ulcers) are a serious problem among critical care patients. In the U.S., pressure injury risk and associated care planning have historically been determined using the Braden Scale total score. However, some institutions now use the Braden Scale subscale scores to focus pressure injury prevention efforts. The purpose of the current study is to determine whether risk represented by the subscale scores differs between older versus younger patients. Age should be incorporated with the Braden subscale scores as a factor in care planning, particularly among older individuals with mid-range or higher severity scores in the activity and moisture subscales.
Relation is Part of Evidence Based Practice Posters - 2017
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Date Digital 2017
Date 2017
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Rights https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
Language eng
ARK ark:/87278/s68w7rs1
Setname ehsl_ebp
ID 1399370
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68w7rs1
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