Nonpharmacologic Interventions to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in Older Patients: An Overview of Systematic Reviews (The Software ENgine for the Assessment and optimization of drug and non-drug Therapy in Older peRsons [SENATOR] Definition of Optimal Evidence-Based Non-drug Therapies in Older People [ONTOP] Series)

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 370.e1-370.e10

  Lozano Montoya, Isabel ^a   Vélez Díaz Pallarés, Manuel ^a   Abraha, Iosief ^b   Cherubini, Antonio ^b   Soiza, Roy L ^c   O'Mahony, Denis ^d   Montero Errasquín, Beatriz ^a   Correa Pérez, Andrea ^a   Cruz Jentoft, Alfonso J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Overview of reviews; Pressure ulcer prevention; Pressure ulcers; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; NONPHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; AGED; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PRESSURE ULCER;

AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 84961687056     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.12.091     Document Type: Review

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