Author:
Khalaf Mahran Ghada Shalaby,Mohamed Ahmed Nada Ahmed,Bakri Mohamed Hassan,Abdel Aziz Mervet Anwar
Abstract
Pressure ulcer is considered a common and costly problem in the care of patients. Prevention and management of pressure ulcer are very important due to the high cost of treatment and the adverse consequences of pressure ulcer. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing “aSSKINg” model in reducing pressure ulcer risk. This study used a before- and after-intervention quasi-experimental design. This study was performed on 60 patients who were not randomly selected and assigned in to control and study group. The data collection tool was a 3-part sheet (Braden scale, skin health assessment, and Pressure ulcer assessment). The incidence of pressure ulcer was 19 (60.0%) in the control group versus 9 (30.0%) in the study group with statistical significant differences. The most common site of pressure ulcer was coccyx (6 [31.6%]) in the control group and Heel (3 [33.3%]) in the study group. The application of “aSSKINg” model in the patients with pressure ulcers is effective in reducing the incidence and severity of pressure ulcers.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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