Prevalence and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Northern New South Wales

Pearson, Alan; Francis, Karen; Hodgkinson, Brent; Curry, George

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1584.2000.00248.x

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“…Overall quality scores ranged from 30% to 90%. Of the 90 included studies, 4 scored 90%; we concluded that these studies had relatively high internal and external validity, and risk of bias was considered minimal in these studies. Twenty‐two of the studies scored ≤50% in terms of quality; we concluded that risk of bias was relatively high for these studies, particularly regarding representativeness of the study population, selection bias, non‐response bias, and lack of use of an acceptable case definition.…”

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“…Most of the studies on PIs reported prevalence. Some measured the prevalence of PIs in acute health care facilities (eg, hospitals) . Prevalence ranged from 0.2% to 29.6% in hospital settings.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most of the studies that measured PI prevalence in acute and non‐acute health care facilities also reported on PI staging . The majority of PIs in these studies were at Stage I (non‐blanchable erythema only).…”

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Chronic wounds in Australia: A systematic review of key epidemiological and clinical parameters

McCosker

Tulleners

Cheng

et al. 2018

International Wound Journal

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Chronic wounds are a significant problem in Australia. The health care‐related costs of chronic wounds in Australia are considerable, equivalent to more than AUD $3.5 billion, approximately 2% of national health care expenditure. Chronic wounds can also have a significant negative impact on the health‐related quality of life of affected individuals. Studies have demonstrated that evidence‐based care for chronic wounds improves clinical outcomes. Decision analytical modelling is important in confirming and applying these findings in the Australian context. Epidemiological and clinical data on chronic wounds are required to populate decision analytical models. Although epidemiological and clinical data on chronic wounds in Australia are available, these data have yet to be systematically summarised. To address these omissions and clarify the state of existing evidence, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on key epidemiological and clinical parameters of chronic wounds in Australia. A total of 90 studies were selected for inclusion. This paper presents a synthesis of the evidence on the prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds in Australia, as well as rates of infection, hospitalisation, amputation, healing, and recurrence.

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Chronic wounds in Australia: A systematic review of key epidemiological and clinical parameters

McCosker

Tulleners

Cheng

et al. 2018

International Wound Journal

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“…In recent years, an increasing number of observational studies have been published about the prevalence and incidence of PUs (1,16), but only a few studies (17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23) have reported results about actual PU prevention and treatment in hospitals, and none of these studies were conducted in Asian care settings.…”

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Pressure ulcers in four Indonesian hospitals: prevalence, patient characteristics, ulcer characteristics, prevention and treatment

Amir

Lohrmann

Halfens

et al. 2016

International Wound Journal

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The objective of this article was to study characteristics of pressure ulcer patients and their ulcers, pressure ulcer preventive and treatment measures in four Indonesian general hospitals. A multicentre cross-sectional design was applied to assess pressure ulcers and pressure ulcer care in adult patients in medical, surgical, specialised and intensive care units. Ninety-one of the 1132 patients had a total of 142 ulcers. Half (44·0%) already had pressure ulcers before admission. The overall prevalence of category I-IV pressure ulcers was 8·0% (95% CI 6·4-9·6), and the overall nosocomial pressure ulcer prevalence was 4·5% (95% CI 3·3-5·7). Most pressure ulcer patients had friction and shear problems, were bedfast, had diabetes and had more bedridden days. Most ulcers (42·3%) were category III and IV. One third of the patients had both pressure ulcers and moisture lesions (36·3%) and suffered from pain (45·1%). The most frequently used prevention measures were repositioning (61·5%), skin moisturising (47·3%), patient education (36·3%) and massage (35·2%). Most pressure ulcer dressings involved saline-impregnated or antimicrobial gauzes. This study shows the complexities of pressure ulcers in Indonesian general hospitals and reveals that the quality of pressure ulcer care (prevention and treatment) could be improved by implementing the recent evidence-based international guideline.

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“…1997, Hopkins et al. 2000, Jacksich 1997, Meehan 1994, Pearson et al. 2000, Scott & Newens 1999), in the Federal Republic of Germany only few published studies are available.…”

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Effect of non‐response bias in pressure ulcer prevalence studies

Lahmann¹,

Halfens²,

Dassen³

2006

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Calculating the non-response bias of prevalence rates is an inconvenient but necessary thing to do because its influence on calculated prevalence rates was high in this study. High participation rates in clinical studies will minimize non-response bias. If non-response cannot be avoided, the formula provided will help researchers calculate possible minimum and maximum prevalence rates for the total sample of both the responding and non-responding groups.

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Prevalence and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Northern New South Wales

Cited by 24 publications

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Chronic wounds in Australia: A systematic review of key epidemiological and clinical parameters

Chronic wounds in Australia: A systematic review of key epidemiological and clinical parameters

Pressure ulcers in four Indonesian hospitals: prevalence, patient characteristics, ulcer characteristics, prevention and treatment

Effect of non‐response bias in pressure ulcer prevalence studies

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