Impact of prevention structures and processes on pressure ulcer prevalence in nursing homes and acute-care hospitals

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-56

  Lahmann, Nils A ^a   Halfens, Ruud J G ^b   Dassen, Theo ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Nosocomial; Outcome; Pressure ulcers; Prevalence; Preventive measures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEVICE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77149159080     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01113.x     Document Type: Article

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