Impact of pressure ulcers on quality of life in older patients: A systematic review: Clinical investigations

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1175-1183

  Gorecki, Claudia ^a,b   Brown, Julia M ^b   Nelson, E Andrea ^a   Briggs, Michelle ^c   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^d   Dealey, Carol ^c   Defloor, Tom ^d   Nixon, Jane ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Trials Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Pressure ulcer; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DECUBITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND CARE;

AGED; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67649814811     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02307.x     Document Type: Review

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