Predictive validity of the Braden scale, Norton scale and Waterlow scale in Slovak Republic [PDF]
Aim: To determine the levels of predictive validity of scales for assessing the risk of pressure ulcers (Braden, Norton and Waterlow scales) in the Slovak clinical setting. Design: A prospective study. Methods: One hundred patients staying in a long-term
Lenka Šáteková +2 more
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Braden Scale in pressure ulcer risk assessment [PDF]
Objective: To analyze the applicability of the Braden Scale to individuals admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with the nursing diagnosis Impaired Physical Mobility, in its prediction potential to develop pressure ulcer (PU).
Ricardo Clayton Silva Jansen +2 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK OF DECUBITUS ULCERS USING BRADEN SCALE [PDF]
Purpose: Within the behavioral guidelines of hospitalized patients who need compensatory nursing care, an assessment of the risk of decubitus ulcers is recommended to be done at regular intervals, in schedule, and after each altered state.
Despina Georgieva
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Concordance of Shape Risk Scale, a new pressure ulcer risk tool, with Braden Scale [PDF]
The occurrence of pressure ulcers was examined in a cross-sectional study in 23 health care facilities and in home care involving 548 patients. The screening of pressure ulcer risk was assessed simultaneously using the Braden Scale and the new Shape Risk
Korhonen, P. A. +2 more
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The Turkish Validity Reliability Study of the Neonatal Braden Q Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale
INTRODUCTION: ressure sore is a common care problem in intensive care units which prolongs hospital stay, increases mortality and treatment costs. Validity and reliability study of neonatal Braden Q scale, which is developed for the neonatal period, has ...
Nalan Yalçın Baltacı +8 more
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Braden Scale and Norton in Predicting Risk of Pressure Sores in ICU Room
This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the Braden Scale and Norton Scale in predicting the risk of pressure sores in patients in ICU. This research was a prospective observational analytic study, with 42 respondents who met the inclusion ...
Maria Walburga Bhoki +2 more
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Background: The Braden Scale is commonly used to determine Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI). However, the volume of patients who are identified as being at risk stretches already limited resources, and caregivers are limited by the number of ...
Odai Y. Dweekat +2 more
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AIMS: to evaluate the accuracy of the Braden and Waterlow risk assessment scales in critically ill inpatients.METHOD: this prospective cohort study, with 55 patients in intensive care units, was performed through evaluation of sociodemographic and ...
Andressa Tomazini Borghardt +4 more
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Pressure Injuries among Adult Inpatients in 46 Tertiary Hospitals in China: Epidemiological Characteristics and Predictive Value of the Braden Scale [PDF]
Background The Braden Scale is a globally recognized pressure injury risk prediction tool with good reliability and validity. However, due to different application populations, its optimal cut-off value is controversial.
JIANG Qixia, ZHOU Jihong, CHEN Kesu, HONG Yanyan, PENG Qing, ZHAN Yingying, XIE Yijie, SUN Ying, WANG Zujing
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Factors Affecting Prediction of Pressure Ulcer among Patients at Critical Care Unit: Suggested Nursing Care Plan [PDF]
Background: Pressure ulcer (PU) commonly called Pressure injury (PI), pressure sores (PS), decubitus ulcers (DU) or bedsores (BS), are localized injury occur most often in the skin and subcutaneous tissue over bony prominences.
Dalia Ali Ameen +2 more
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