Implementation of a guideline for pressure ulcer prevention in home care: Pretest-post-test study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 1803-1811

  Paquay, Louis ^a   Verstraete, Sabine ^a   Wouters, Renild ^a   Buntinx, Frank ^b,c   Vanderwee, Katrien ^d   Defloor, Tom ^d   Van Gansbeke, Hendrik ^a  

^a Wit Gele Kruis West Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Guideline adherence; Home nursing; Patient education; Pressure ulcer; Programme evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 77955957826     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03170.x     Document Type: Article

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