Turning for ulcer ReductioN: A Multisite randomized clinical trial in nursing homes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1705-1713

  Bergstrom, Nancy ^a   Horn, Susan D ^b,c   Rapp, Mary Pat ^a   Stern, Anita ^d   Barrett, Ryan ^b,c   Watkiss, Michael ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL SEVERITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

nursing home; pressure ulcer prevention; repositioning; Turning for Ulcer ReductioN Study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BED; BRADEN SCALE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COCCYGEAL BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GREATER TROCHANTER; HEEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LESSER TROCHANTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT POSITIONING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACRUM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

NURSING HOME; PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION; REPOSITIONING; TURNING FOR ULCER REDUCTION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO; PRESSURE ULCER; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885642563     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12440     Document Type: Article

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