Abstract:Objective: To investigate the impact of an educational intervention on home support workers' ability to detect early pressure ulcer damage. Method: A repeated measure design was employed to quantify the effectiveness of an educational intervention, consisting of one pre-test and two post-tests. Results: Education was provided to home support workers and this was followed by an assessment of their ability to correctly classify 20 photographs detailing varying stages of skin damage severity. At the baseline (pre… Show more
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