PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION

This study looked at whether teaching caregivers how to prevent pressure ulcers (bedsores) can lower the risk for patients receiving home care. The training covered skin care, repositioning, and pressure relief methods. Researchers measured patients' risk levels before and after …

This study tested whether nursing interventions—like regularly changing a patient's position, keeping skin clean and moisturized, and avoiding pressure on bony areas—can prevent pressure ulcers (bedsores) in immobile stroke patients. 128 patients at high risk for bedsores took pa…

This study tests whether an artificial intelligence-supported e-learning programme helps nursing students learn pressure injury prevention better than standard face-to-face classes. About 162 undergraduate nursing students are randomly assigned to either a traditional classroom s…

This completed study from Israel examined 4,500 ICU patients to see if intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices, which are used to prevent dangerous blood clots, might also cause pressure sores. The researchers focused on sores around the ankles and other bony areas. The …

This study tested whether online training sessions could help wheelchair users learn how to prevent pressure injuries (also called bedsores). Researchers split 78 wheelchair users into two groups: one received three online training sessions over two weeks, while the other did not…