Older adults' knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention: A prospective quasi-experimental study

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-218

  Hartigan, Irene ^a   Murphy, Siobhan ^a   Hickey, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b St Finbarr's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chronic Health Conditions Preventative Strategies; Health literacy; Nursing; Older adults; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SELF CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; SELF CARE; STROKE;

EID: 84868133332     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2011.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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