Studying factors related to pressure ulcers prevention: A marginal scale model for modelling heterogeneity among hospitals

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1085-1089

  Baldi, Ileana ^a   Ferrando, Alberto ^a   Foltran, Francesca ^b   Ciccone, Giovannino ^a   Gregori, Dario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

binary outcomes; correlation; GEE; multicentre study; pressure ulcers; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADEN SCALE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POWERED WHEELCHAIR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650619757     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01257.x     Document Type: Article

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