Subepidermal moisture predicts erythema and Stage 1 pressure ulcers in nursing home residents: A pilot study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1199-1205

  Bates Jensen, Barbara M ^a,b,c   McCreath, Heather E ^b   Kono, Ayumi ^d   Apeles, Neil Christopher R ^e   Alessi, Cathy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^e Valley Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythema; Moisture; Stage 1 pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRADEN SCALE; BUTTOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; ERYTHEMA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; NURSING HOME; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SACRUM; SKIN EXAMINATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 34547122450     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01261.x     Document Type: Article

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